The Minister of Education (), officially the Minister of Children and Education (gyermek- és oktatásügyi miniszter) is a member of the Hungarian cabinet. The minister of education was Miklós Kásler until 2022 as minister of human capacities, when this task was given to the minister of interior Sándor Pintér until 9 May 2026.
Minister of Education (1848) Hungarian Kingdom (1848) Parties
# Picture Name From Until Political party Cabinet Assembly(Election)1József Eötvös(1813–1871)7 April 184811 September 1848Opposition PartyBatthyányLast Diet1 (1848)The Ministry of Education (Nevelésügyi Minisztérium) was reorganized into the Ministry of Religion and Public Education (Vallás- és Közoktatásügyi Minisztérium) on 12 September 1848.
Ministers of Religion and Public Education (1848–1919) Hungarian Kingdom (1848–1849) Parties
# Picture Name From Until Political party Cabinet Assembly(Election)—Lajos Batthyány(1807–1849)acting12 September 184828 September 1848Opposition PartyBatthyány1 (1848)—Károly Szász(1798–1853)acting as Secretary of State28 September 18482 October 1848Independent2 October 184814 April 1849Committee of National Defence
Hungarian State (1849) Parties
# Picture Name From Until Political party Cabinet Assembly(Election)—Károly Szász(1798–1853)acting as Secretary of State14 April 18492 May 1849IndependentCommittee of National Defence1 (1848)1Mihály Horváth(1809–1878)2 May 184911 August 1849IndependentSzemere
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.
Hungarian Kingdom (1867–1918) Parties
# Picture Name From Until Political party Cabinet Assembly(Election)1József Eötvös(1813–1871)20 February 18672 February 1871Deák PartyAndrássyDP3 (1865)4 (1869)—József Szlávy(1818–1900)acting2 February 187110 February 1871Deák Party2Tivadar Pauler(1816–1886)10 February 187114 November 1871Deák Party14 November 18714 September 1872LónyayDP5 (1872)3Ágoston Trefort(1817–1888)4 September 18724 December 1872Deák Party4 December 187221 March 1874SzlávyDP21 March 18742 March 1875BittóDP–BK(3)2 March 187520 October 1875Liberal PartyWenckheimSZP20 October 187522 August 1888(died in office)K. TiszaSZP6 (1875)7 (1878)8 (1881)9 (1884)10 (1887)—Gábor Baross(1848–1892)acting23 August 188822 September 1888Liberal Party4Albin Csáky(1841–1912)22 September 188813 March 1890Liberal Party13 March 189017 November 1892SzapárySZP11 (1892)17 November 189210 June 1894Wekerle ISZP5Loránd Eötvös(1848–1919)10 June 189415 January 1895Liberal Party6Gyula Wlassics(1852–1937)15 January 189526 February 1899Liberal PartyBánffySZP12 (1896)26 February 189927 June 1903SzéllSZP13 (1901)27 June 19033 November 1903Khuen-Héderváry ISZP7Albert Berzeviczy(1853–1936)3 November 190318 June 1905Liberal PartyI. Tisza ISZP8György Lukács(1865–1950)18 June 19056 March 1906IndependentFejérvárySZP14 (1905)9Gyula Tost(1846–1929)6 March 19068 April 1906Liberal Party10Albert Apponyi(1846–1933)1st term8 April 190617 January 1910F48PWekerle IIF48P–OAP–KNP–PDP15 (1906)—Ferenc Székely(1842–1921)acting17 January 19101 March 1910National Party of WorkKhuen-Héderváry IINMP11János Zichy(1868–1944)1st term1 March 191022 April 1912National Party of Work16 (1910)22 April 191226 February 1913LukácsNMP12Béla Jankovich(1865–1939)26 February 191310 June 1913National Party of Work10 June 191315 June 1917I. Tisza IINMP(10)Albert Apponyi(1846–1933)2nd term15 June 191723 August 1917F48PEsterházyNMP–F48P–OAP–PDP–KNP23 August 19178 May 1918Wekerle IIINMP–F48P–OAP–PDP–KNP(11)János Zichy(1868–1944)2nd term8 May 191831 October 1918National Party of Work—Károly Huszár(1882–1941)30 October 191831 October 1918Catholic People's PartyHadiknot formed13Márton Lovászy(1846–1933)31 October 191816 November 1918F48P–KárolyiM. KárolyiF48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDPMNT (—)
Hungarian People's Republic (1918–1919) Parties
# Picture Name From Until Political party Cabinet Assembly(Election)1Márton Lovászy(1846–1933)16 November 191822 December 1918F48P–KárolyiM. KárolyiF48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDPMNT (—)—Sándor Juhász Nagy(1883–1946)acting as Secretary of State22 December 191819 January 1919F48P–Károlyi19 January 191922 January 1919BerinkeyF48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDP–OKGFPThe ministry was divided into the Ministry of Religion (Vallásügyi Minisztérium) and the Ministry of Public Education (Közoktatásügyi Minisztérium) on 22 January 1919.
Minister of Religion (1919) Hungarian People's Republic (1919) Parties
# Picture Name From Until Political party Cabinet Assembly(Election)1János Vass(1873–1936)22 January 191921 March 1919Catholic People's PartyBerinkeyF48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDP–OKGFPMNT (—)The ministry was reorganized into the Liquidation Office of Religious Affairs (Vallásügyi Likvidáló Hivatal), subordinated to the People's Commissariat of Public Education (Közoktatásügyi Népbiztosság) on 21 March 1919.
Minister of Public Education (1919) Hungarian People's Republic (1919) Parties
# Picture Name From Until Political party Cabinet Assembly(Election)1Zsigmond Kunfi(1879–1929)22 January 191921 March 1919MSZDPBerinkeyF48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDP–OKGFPMNT (—)The ministry was reorganized into the People's Commissariat of Public Education (Közoktatásügyi Népbiztosság) on 21 March 1919.
People's Commissars of Public Education (1919) Hungarian Soviet Republic (1919) Parties
# Picture Name From Until Political party Cabinet Assembly(Election)1György Lukács(1885–1971)21 March 19193 April 1919MSZPCentral Executive CouncilMSZP/SZKMMPTOGY (—)2József Pogány(1886–1938)3 April 19191 August 1919MSZP/SZKMMPThe Ministry of Religion and Public Education (Vallás- és Közoktatásügyi Minisztérium) was restored on 1 August 1919.
Counter-revolutionary governments (1919) Parties
# Picture Name From Until Political party Cabinet Assembly(Election)—Béla Barabás(1855–1934)5 May 191931 May 1919IndependentArad——Béla Kelemen(1863–1944)6 June 191912 July 1919IndependentSzeged II—Mihály Dömötör(1875–1962)acting12 July 191912 August 1919IndependentSzeged IIIServing as Minister of Religion and Public Education (vallás- és közoktatásügyi miniszter) during the Hungarian Soviet Republic.
Ministers of Religion and Public Education (1919–1951) Hungarian People's Republic (1919) Parties
# Picture Name From Until Political party Cabinet Assembly(Election)1Sándor Garbai(1876–1924)1 August 19196 August 1919(deposed)MSZDPPeidlMSZDP—
Hungarian Republic (1919–1920) Parties
# Picture Name From Until Political party Cabinet Assembly(Election)1Sándor Imre(1877–1945)7 August 191915 August 1919IndependentFriedrichKNP/KNEP–OKGFP —2Károly Huszár(1882–1941)15 August 191924 November 1919KNP/KNEP3István Haller(1880–1964)24 November 191929 February 1920KNEPHuszárKNEP–OKGFP–MSZDP–NDPP
Hungarian Kingdom (1920–1946) Parties
# Picture Name From Until Political party Cabinet Assembly(Election)1István Haller(1880–1964)29 February 192015 March 1920OKGFPHuszárKNEP–OKGFP–MSZDP–NDPP—15 March 192019 July 1920Simonyi-SemadamKNEP–OKGFP17 (1920)19 July 192016 December 1920Teleki IKNEP–OKGFP2József Vass(1877–1930)16 December 192014 April 1921KNEP14 April 19212 February 1922Bethlen(KNEP–OKGFP)→EP(2)2 February 192216 June 1922EP3Kunó Klebelsberg(1875–1932)16 June 192224 August 1931EP18 (1922)19 (1926)20 (1931)4Sándor Ernszt(1870–1938)24 August 193116 December 1931KGSZPG. KárolyiEP–KGSZP5Jenő Karafiáth(1883–1952)16 December 19311 October 1932Conservative Party6Bálint Hóman(1885–1951)1st term1 October 19326 October 1936NEPGömbösNEP21 (1935)6 October 193614 May 1938DarányiNEP7Pál Teleki(1879–1941)14 May 193816 February 1939NEPImrédyNEP(6)Bálint Hóman(1885–1951)2nd term16 February 19393 April 1941MÉPTeleki IIMÉP22 (1939)3 April 19419 March 1942BárdossyMÉP9 March 19423 July 1942KállayMÉP8Jenő Szinyei Merse(1888–1957)3 July 194222 March 1944(deposed)NEP9István Antal(1896–1975)22 March 194429 August 1944MÉPSztójayMÉP–MMP10Iván Rakovszky(1885–1960)29 August 194416 October 1944(deposed)MÉPLakatosMÉP
Government of National Unity (1944–1945) Parties
# Picture Name From Until Political party Cabinet Assembly(Election)1Ferenc Rajniss(1893–1946)16 October 19447 March 1945MMPSzálasiNYKP–MMP ——Ferenc Szálasi(1897–1946)acting7 March 194528 March 1945NYKP
Soviet-backed provisional governments (1944–1946) Parties
# Picture Name From Until Political party Cabinet Assembly(Election)1Géza Teleki(1911–1983)22 December 194413 November 1945IndependentProvisional National GovernmentFKGP–MKP–MSZDP–NPP–PDPINGY (1944)2Dezső Keresztury(1904–1996)15 November 19451 February 1946NPPTildyFKGP–MKP–MSZDP–NPP23 (1945)
Hungarian Republic (1946–1949) Parties
# Picture Name From Until Political party Cabinet Assembly(Election)1Dezső Keresztury(1904–1996)1 February 194614 March 1947NPPF. NagyFKGP–MKP–MSZDP–NPP23 (1945)2Gyula Ortutay(1910–1978)14 March 194731 May 1947FKGP31 May 194710 December 1948DinnyésMKP–FKGP–MSZDP–NPP24 (1947)10 December 194820 August 1949DobiMDP–FKGP–NPP25 (1949)The ministry was divided into the Ministry of Religion and Public Education (Vallás- és Közoktatásügyi Minisztérium) and the Ministry of Popular Culture (Népművelési Minisztérium) on 11 June 1949.
Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1951) Parties
# Picture Name From Until Political party Cabinet Assembly(Election)1Gyula Ortutay(1910–1978)20 August 194925 February 1950IndependentDobiMDP25 (1949)2József Darvas(1912–1973)25 February 195019 May 1951IndependentThe ministry was divided into the Ministry of Public Education (Közoktatásügyi Minisztérium) and the State Office for Church Affairs (Állami Egyházügyi Hivatal) on 19 May 1951.
Ministers of Public Education (1951–1953) Hungarian People's Republic (1951–1953) Parties
# Picture Name From Until Political party Cabinet Assembly(Election)1József Darvas(1912–1973)19 May 195114 August 1952IndependentDobiMDP25 (1949)14 August 19524 July 1953RákosiMDPThe ministry was merged with the Ministry of Higher Education (Felsőoktatásügyi Minisztérium) to form the Ministry of Education (Oktatásügyi Minisztérium) on 4 July 1953.
Minister of Higher Education (1952–1953) Hungarian People's Republic (1952–1953) Parties
# Picture Name From Until Political party Cabinet Assembly(Election)1Tibor Erdey-Grúz(1902–1976)6 December 19524 July 1953MDPRákosiMDP25 (1949)The ministry was merged with the Ministry of Public Education (Közoktatásügyi Minisztérium) to form the Ministry of Education (Oktatásügyi Minisztérium) on 4 July 1953.
Ministers of Education (1953–1956) Hungarian People's Republic (1953–1956) Parties
# Picture Name From Until Political party Cabinet Assembly(Election)1Tibor Erdey-Grúz(1902–1976)4 July 195318 April 1955MDPI. Nagy IMDP26 (1953)18 April 195530 July 1956HegedüsMDP2Albert Kónya(1917–1988)30 July 195624 October 1956MDP24 October 19563 November 1956I. Nagy IIMDP/MSZMP–FKGP4 November 195631 December 1956Kádár IMSZMPThe ministry was merged with the Ministry of Popular Culture (Népművelési Minisztérium) to form the Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Művelődésügyi Minisztérium) on 1 January 1957.
Ministers of Popular Culture (1949–1956) Hungarian Republic (1949) Parties
# Picture Name From Until Political party Cabinet Assembly(Election)1József Révai(1898–1959)11 June 194920 August 1949MDPDobiMDP–FKGP–NPP25 (1949)
Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1956) Parties
# Picture Name From Until Political party Cabinet Assembly(Election)1József Révai(1898–1959)20 August 194914 August 1952MDPDobiMDP25 (1949)14 August 19524 July 1953RákosiMDP2József Darvas(1912–1973)4 July 195318 April 1955IndependentI. Nagy IMDP26 (1953)18 April 195524 October 1956HegedüsMDP24 October 195627 October 1956I. Nagy IIMDP/MSZMP–FKGP3György Lukács(1885–1971)27 October 19563 November 1956MDPThe ministry was merged with the Ministry of Education (Oktatásügyi Minisztérium) to form the Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Művelődésügyi Minisztérium) on 1 January 1957.
Ministers of Cultural Affairs (1957–1974)