The Speaker of the House of Representatives () was the presiding officer of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet of Hungary.

The House of Representatives was initially established during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, and existed with interruptions between 1848 and 1918.

List of officeholders

1848–1918 Parties

Portrait Name Term of office Political party Took office Left office Tenure 1 Dénes Pázmándy 10 July 1848 9 January 1849 EP 2 Pál Almásy 9 January 1849 2 July 1849 — László Palóczy 9 January 1849 11 August 1849 The National Assembly was disbanded (11 August 1849 – 17 April 1861) 3 Kálmán Ghyczy 17 April 1861 22 August 1861 HP The National Assembly was disbanded (22 August 1861 – 20 December 1865) 4 Károly Szentiványi 20 December 1865 22 April 1869 DP 5 Pál Somssich 1 May 1869 3 September 1872 6 István Bittó 10 September 1872 21 March 1874 7 Béla Perczel 24 March 1874 3 March 1875 8 Kálmán Ghyczy 5 March 1875 2 April 1879 SZP 9 József Szlávy 2 April 1879 12 April 1880 10 Tamás Péchy 13 April 1880 20 February 1892 11 Dezső Bánffy 25 February 1892 14 January 1895 12 Dezső Szilágyi 19 January 1895 9 December 1898 — József Madarász 17 December 1898 2 March 1899 F48P 13 Dezső Perczel 2 March 1899 26 October 1901 SZP 14 Albert Apponyi 31 October 1901 6 November 1903 15 Dezső Perczel 6 November 1903 17 February 1905 16 Gyula Justh 21 February 1905 12 November 1909 F48P 17 Sándor Gál 13 November 1909 23 June 1910 18 Albert Berzeviczy 30 June 1910 7 November 1911 NMP 19 Lajos Návay 9 November 1911 21 May 1912 20 István Tisza 22 May 1912 10 June 1913 21 Pál Beőthy 13 June 1913 28 June 1917 22 Károly Szász 3 July 1917 16 November 1918

During the First Hungarian Republic the House of Representatives was replaced by the National Council. During the Hungarian Soviet Republic it was replaced by the National Assembly of Soviets. During the Kingdom of Hungary it was replaced by a unicameral National Assembly between 1920 and 1927. It was re-established between 1927 and 1945.

1927–1945 Parties

Portrait Name Term of office Political party Took office Left office Tenure 23 Tibor Zsitvay 31 January 1927 5 February 1929 EP 24 László Almásy 7 February 1929 29 April 1935 NEP 25 Sándor Sztranyavszky 1 May 1935 17 May 1938 26 Gyula Kornis 20 May 1938 1 December 1938 27 Kálmán Darányi 5 December 1938 1 November 1939 MÉP 28 András Tasnádi Nagy 1 November 1939 29 March 1945

Timeline

See also List of speakers of the House of Magnates List of speakers of the National Assembly (Hungary)

Sources Official website of the National Assembly of Hungary