Presidential Council of the Hungarian People's Republic

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Presidential Council
Agency overview
Formed23 August 1949
Dissolved23 October 1989
Superseding agency
JurisdictionHungarian People's Republic
HeadquartersBudapest

The Presidential Council of the Hungarian People's Republic was the collective presidency of Hungary during the Communist era. It was created in 1949, following the enactment of a new constitution that year that officially created the People's Republic of Hungary. Along with the state itself, it was abolished on 23 October 1989.

The Parliament of Hungary, upon the recommendation of the Presidential Council, elected and relieved the chairman and ministers of the Council of Ministers of the Hungarian People's Republic of their duties.

List of chairmen of the Presidential Council

Name Entered Office Left Office
Árpád Szakasits 23 August 1949 26 April 1950
Sándor Rónai 26 April 1950 14 August 1952
István Dobi 14 August 1952 14 April 1967
Pál Losonczi 14 April 1967 25 June 1987
Károly Németh 25 June 1987 29 June 1988
Brunó Ferenc Straub 29 June 1988 23 October 1989

See also

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