Minister of Foreign Affairs (Hungary)

The minister of foreign affairs of Hungary () is a member of the Government of Hungary and the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The current foreign minister is Anita Orbán.

The position was called People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs () during the Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919Vasvármegye Hivatalos Lapja, 1919. Hungaricana Digital Library. Hungaricana. https://library.hungaricana.hu/en/view/VasvarmegyeHivatalosLapja_1919/?pg=253&layout=s (accessed 15 June 2026). and Minister besides the King () between 1848 and 1918,Publicationes Doctorandorum Juridicorum. Vol. 7. Acta Universitatis Szegediensis. University of Szeged Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, 2017. https://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/61910/1/forum_doctorandorum_2017_035-058.pdf (accessed 15 June 2026). except in 1849 when Hungary declared its independence from the Austrian Empire. During the existence of Austria-Hungary (1867–1918) the two countries also had a joint Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Ministers besides the King (1848) Hungarian Kingdom (1848) Parties

Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly1Pál Esterházy(1786–1866)7 April 18489 September 1848Conservative PartyBatthyányLast Diet1 (1848)

Ministers of Foreign Affairs (1849) Hungarian State (1849) Parties

Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly1Kázmér Batthyány(1807–1854)8 May 184916 July 1849Opposition PartySzemere1 (1848)

After the collapse of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, the Hungarian Kingdom became an integral part of the Austrian Empire until 1867, when dual Austro-Hungarian Monarchy was created.

Ministers besides the King (1867–1918)

Hungarian Kingdom (1867–1918) Parties

Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly1György Festetics(1815–1883)20 February 186719 May 1871IndependentAndrássyDP3 (1865)4 (1869)2Béla Wenckheim(1811–1879)19 May 187114 November 1871Deák Party14 November 18714 December 1872LónyayDP5 (1872)4 December 187221 March 1874SzlávyDP21 March 18742 March 1875BittóDP–BK2 March 187520 October 1875Liberal PartyWenckheimSZP20 October 18757 July 1879K. TiszaSZP6 (1875)7 (1878)—Kálmán Tisza(1830–1902)acting11 July 187925 September 1879Liberal Party3Béla Orczy(1822–1917)25 September 187913 March 1890Liberal Party8 (1881)9 (1884)10 (1887)13 March 189024 December 1890SzapárySZP4László Szőgyény-Marich(1841–1916)24 December 189024 October 1892Liberal Party11 (1892)—Géza Fejérváry(1833–1914)acting24 October 189219 November 1892Independent5Lajos Tisza(1832–1898)19 November 189210 June 1894Liberal PartyWekerle ISZP6Gyula Andrássy, Jr.(1860–1929)10 June 189415 January 1895Liberal Party—Géza Fejérváry(1833–1914)acting15 January 189518 January 1895IndependentBánffySZP7Sámuel Jósika(1848–1923)18 January 189520 January 1898Liberal Party12 (1896)—Dezső Bánffy(1843–1911)acting20 January 189820 December 1898Liberal Party8Manó Széchényi(1858–1926)20 December 189826 February 1899Independent26 February 18997 March 1900SzéllSZP—Kálmán Széll(1843–1915)acting7 March 190029 March 1900Liberal Party9Gyula Széchényi(1829–1921)29 March 190027 June 1903Independent13 (1901)10Károly Khuen-Héderváry(1849–1918)1st term27 June 19033 November 1903Liberal PartyKhuen-Héderváry ISZP11István Tisza(1861–1918)3 November 19033 March 1904Liberal PartyI. Tisza ISZP(10)Károly Khuen-Héderváry(1849–1918)2nd term3 March 190418 June 1905Liberal Party12Géza Fejérváry(1833–1914)18 June 19058 April 1906IndependentFejérvárySZP14 (1905)13Aladár Zichy(1864–1937)1st term8 April 190617 January 1910Catholic People's PartyWekerle IIF48P–OAP–KNP–PDP15 (1906)(10)Károly Khuen-Héderváry(1849–1918)3rd term17 January 191022 April 1912National Party of WorkKhuen-Héderváry IINMP16 (1910)14László Lukács(1850–1932)22 April 191210 June 1913National Party of WorkLukácsNMP15István Burián(1851–1922)10 June 191313 January 1915IndependentI. Tisza IINMP—István Tisza(1861–1918)acting13 January 191529 May 1915National Party of Work16Ervin Roszner(1852–1928)29 May 191515 June 1917National Party of Work17Tivadar Batthyány(1859–1931)1st term15 June 191718 August 1917F48PEsterházyNMP–F48P–OAP–PDP–KNP(13)Aladár Zichy(1864–1937)2nd term18 August 191723 August 1917Catholic People's Party23 August 191731 October 1918Wekerle IIINMP–F48P–OAP–PDP–KNP—István Rakovszky(1858–1931)30 October 191831 October 1918Catholic People's PartyHadiknot formed(17)Tivadar Batthyány(1859–1931)2nd term31 October 19181 November 1918F48P–KárolyiM. KárolyiF48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDPMNT (—)18Mihály Károlyi(1875–1955)1 November 191816 November 1918F48P–KárolyiM. KárolyiF48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDP

Ministers of Foreign Affairs (1918–1919) Hungarian People's Republic (1918–1919) Parties

Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly1Mihály Károlyi(1875–1955)16 November 191811 January 1919F48P–KárolyiM. KárolyiF48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDPMNT (—) —Dénes Berinkey(1871–1944)acting11 January 191924 January 1919PRPBerinkeyF48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDP–OKGFP 2Ferenc Harrer(1874–1969)24 January 191921 March 1919PRP

People's Commissars of Foreign Affairs (1919) Hungarian Soviet Republic (1919) Parties

Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly1Béla Kun(1886–1939)serving with József Pogány and Péter Ágostonfrom 3 April to 24 June 191921 March 19191 August 1919MSZPCentral Executive CouncilMSZP/SZKMMPTOGY (—)(1)József Pogány(1886–1938)serving with Béla Kun and Péter Ágoston3 April 191924 June 1919MSZP/SZKMMP(1)Péter Ágoston(1874–1925)serving with Béla Kun and József Pogány3 April 191924 June 1919MSZP/SZKMMP

Counter-revolutionary governments (1919) Parties

Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly—Gyula Bornemisza(1873–1925)5 May 191931 May 1919IndependentArad ——Pál Teleki(1879–1941)31 May 19196 June 1919IndependentSzeged I—6 June 191912 July 1919Szeged II12 July 191912 August 1919Szeged III

Ministers of Foreign Affairs (1919–present) Hungarian People's Republic (1919) Parties

Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly1Péter Ágoston(1874–1925)1 August 19196 August 1919(deposed)MSZDPPeidlMSZDP —

Hungarian Republic (1919–1920) Parties

Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly—Gábor Tánczos(1872–1953)acting7 August 191915 August 1919IndependentFriedrichKNP/KNEP–OKGFP —1Márton Lovászy(1864–1927)15 August 191911 September 1919Independent2József Somssich(1864–1941)11 September 191924 November 1919Independent24 November 191929 February 1920HuszárKNEP–OKGFP–MSZDP–NDPP —

Hungarian Kingdom (1920–1946) Parties

Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly1József Somssich(1864–1941)29 February 192015 March 1920IndependentHuszárKNEP–OKGFP–MSZDP–NDPP ——Sándor Simonyi-Semadam(1864–1946)acting15 March 192019 April 1920KNEPSimonyi-SemadamKNEP–OKGFP17 (1920)2Pál Teleki(1879–1941)19 April 192019 July 1920KNEP—Pál Teleki(1879–1941)acting19 July 192022 September 1920Teleki IKNEP–OKGFP3Imre Csáky(1882–1961)22 September 192016 December 1920Independent—Pál Teleki(1879–1941)acting16 December 192017 January 1921KNEP4Gusztáv Gratz(1875–1946)17 January 192112 April 1921Independent—Pál Teleki(1879–1941)acting12 April 192114 April 1921KNEP5Miklós Bánffy(1873–1950)14 April 192119 December 1922IndependentBethlen(KNEP–OKGFP)→EP18 (1922)—Géza Daruváry(1866–1934)acting19 December 192211 June 1923Independent6Géza Daruváry(1866–1934)11 June 19237 October 1924—István Bethlen(1874–1946)acting7 October 192415 November 1924EP7Tibor Scitovszky(1875–1959)15 November 192417 March 1925EP—Lajos Walko(1880–1954)acting for Tibor Scitovszky5 March 192517 March 1925EPLajos Walko(1880–1954)acting17 March 192515 October 19268Lajos Walko(1880–1954)1st term15 October 19269 December 193019 (1926)9Gyula Károlyi(1871–1947)9 December 193024 August 1931EP20 (1931)(8)Lajos Walko(1880–1954)2nd term24 August 19311 October 1932EPG. KárolyiEP–KGSZP10Endre Puky(1871–1941)1 October 19329 January 1933NEPGömbösNEP—Gyula Gömbös(1886–1936)acting9 January 19334 February 1933NEP11Kálmán Kánya(1869–1945)4 February 193312 October 1936NEP21 (1935)12 October 193614 May 1938IndependentDarányiNEP14 May 193828 November 1938ImrédyNEP—Béla Imrédy(1891–1946)acting28 November 193810 December 1938NEP12István Csáky(1894–1941)10 December 193816 February 1939NEP16 February 193927 January 1941(died in office)MÉPTeleki IIMÉP22 (1939)—Pál Teleki(1879–1941)acting for István Csáky21 December 194027 January 1941MÉPPál Teleki(1879–1941)acting27 January 19414 February 194113László Bárdossy(1890–1946)4 February 19413 April 1941MÉP3 April 19417 March 1942BárdossyMÉP—Ferenc Keresztes-Fischer(1881–1948)acting7 March 19429 March 1942MÉP—Miklós Kállay(1887–1967)acting9 March 194220 May 1942MÉPKállayMÉP14Miklós Kállay(1887–1967)20 May 194224 July 194315Jenő Ghyczy(1893–1982)24 July 194322 March 1944(deposed)Independent16Döme Sztójay(1883–1946)22 March 194429 August 1944IndependentSztójayMÉP–MMP17Gusztáv Hennyey(1888–1977)29 August 194416 October 1944(deposed)IndependentLakatosMÉP

Government of National Unity (1944–1945) Parties

Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly1Gábor Kemény(1910–1946)16 October 194428 March 1945NYKPSzálasiNYKP–MMP —

Soviet-backed provisional governments (1944–1946) Parties

Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly1János Gyöngyösi(1893–1951)22 December 194415 November 1945FKGPProvisional National GovernmentFKGP–MKP–MSZDP–NPP–PDPINGY (1944)15 November 19451 February 1946TildyFKGP–MKP–MSZDP–NPP23 (1945)

Hungarian Republic (1946–1949) Parties

Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly1János Gyöngyösi(1893–1951)1 February 194631 May 1947FKGPF. NagyFKGP–MKP–MSZDP–NPP23 (1945)—Ernő Mihályfi(1898–1972)acting31 May 194724 September 1947FKGPDinnyésMKP–FKGP–MSZDP–NPP2Erik Molnár(1894–1966)1st term24 September 19475 August 1948MKP24 (1947)3László Rajk(1909–1949)5 August 194810 December 1948MDP10 December 194811 June 1949DobiMDP–FKGP–NPP4Gyula Kállai(1910–1996)11 June 194920 August 1949MDP25 (1949)

Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989) Parties

Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly1Gyula Kállai(1910–1996)20 August 194912 May 1951MDPDobiMDP25 (1949)2Károly Kiss(1903–1983)12 May 195114 August 1952MDP14 August 195214 November 1952RákosiMDP3Erik Molnár(1894–1966)2nd term14 November 19524 July 1953MDP4János Boldóczki(1912–1988)4 July 195318 April 1955MDPI. Nagy IMDP26 (1953)18 April 195530 July 1956HegedüsMDP5Imre Horváth(1901–1958)1st term30 July 195624 October 1956MDP24 October 19562 November 1956I. Nagy IIMDP/MSZMP–FKGP6Imre Nagy(1896–1958)2 November 19564 November 1956MSZMPI. Nagy IIIMSZMP–FKGP–MSZDP–PP7Imre Horváth(1901–1958)2nd term4 November 195628 January 1958MSZMPKádár IMSZMP28 January 19582 February 1958(died in office)MünnichMSZMP8Endre Sík(1891–1978)2 February 195813 September 1961MSZMP27 (1958)9 János Péter(1910–1999)13 September 196130 June 1965MSZMPKádár IIMSZMP28 (1963)30 June 196514 April 1967KállaiMSZMP14 April 196714 December 1973FockMSZMP29 (1967)30 (1971)10Frigyes Puja(1921–2008)14 December 197315 May 1975MSZMP15 May 19758 July 1983LázárMSZMP31 (1975)32 (1980)11Péter Várkonyi(1931–2008)8 July 198325 June 1987MSZMP33 (1985)25 June 198724 November 1988GrószMSZMP24 November 198810 May 1989Németh(MSZMP)→MSZP12 Gyula Horn(1932–2013)10 May 19897 October 1989MSZMP(12)7 October 198923 October 1989MSZP

Hungarian Republic / Hungary (1989–present) Parties