List of speakers of the National Assembly (Hungary)

President of the National Assembly of Hungary
President of the National Assembly of Hungary
Az Országgyűlés elnöke
	Coat of arms of the speaker
	Incumbent; Ágnes Forsthoffer; since 9 May 2026
Style	Sir/Madam
Seat	Hungarian Parliament Building
Appointer	National Assembly
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	István Rakovszky
Formation	18 February 1920
Deputy	First Officer
Salary	38,400,000 Ft / US$135,549 annually
Website	www.parlament.hu

The speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary (Hungarian: Az Országgyűlés elnöke, lit. 'President of the National Assembly', colloquially házelnök, lit. 'house-president') is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of Hungary. The current speaker is Ágnes Forsthoffer, since 9 May 2026.

Since 1990, the speaker of the National Assembly also serves as acting President of Hungary if the elected president vacates their office before the expiration of their term or if the president is temporarily incapacitated.

List of officeholders

National Assembly of the Kingdom of Hungary

Parties KNEP OKGFP EP

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Political party
1		István Rakovszky (1858–1931)	18 February 1920	30 July 1921	1 year, 162 days		KNEP
2		Gaszton Gaál (1868–1932)	12 August 1921	16 August 1922	1 year, 4 days		OKGFP
2		Gaszton Gaál (1868–1932)	12 August 1921	16 August 1922	1 year, 4 days		EP
3		Béla Scitovszky (1878–1959)	18 August 1922	18 October 1926	4 years, 61 days
4		Tibor Zsitvay (1884–1969)	19 October 1926	28 January 1927	101 days

In 1927 the National Assembly became bicameral.

Provisional National Assembly

Parties FKGP Independent

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Political party
—		István Vásáry (1887–1955)	21 December 1944		1 day		FKGP
5		Béla Zsedényi (1894–1955)	21 December 1944	29 November 1945	343 days		Independent

National Assembly of the Second Hungarian Republic

Parties FKGP MKP/MDP

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party		Assembly (Election)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Political party		Assembly (Election)
6		Ferenc Nagy^[a] (1903–1979)	29 November 1945	7 February 1946	70 days		FKGP	1 (1945)
7		Béla Varga (1903–1995)	7 February 1946	3 July 1947	1 year, 146 days
8		Árpád Szabó (1878–1948)	4 July 1947	16 September 1947	74 days
9		Imre Nagy (1896–1958)	16 September 1947	8 June 1949	1 year, 265 days		MKP	2 (1947)
9		Imre Nagy (1896–1958)	16 September 1947	8 June 1949	1 year, 265 days		MDP
10		Károly Olt (1904–1985)	8 June 1949	23 August 1949	76 days		MDP

National Assembly of the Hungarian People's Republic

Parties MDP/MSZMP MSZP

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party		Assembly (Election)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Political party		Assembly (Election)
11		Lajos Drahos (1895–1983)	23 August 1949	18 May 1951	1 year, 268 days		MDP	1 (1949)
12		Imre Dögei (1912–1964)	18 May 1951	14 August 1952	1 year, 88 days
13		Sándor Rónai (1892–1965)	14 August 1952	21 March 1963	10 years, 219 days
								2 (1953)
							MSZMP	2 (1953)
								3 (1958)
14		Erzsébet Metzker Vass (1915–1980)	21 March 1963	14 April 1967	4 years, 24 days			4 (1963)
15		Gyula Kállai (1910–1996)	14 April 1967	12 May 1971	4 years, 28 days			5 (1967)
16		Antal Apró (1913–1994)	12 May 1971	19 December 1984	13 years, 221 days			6 (1971)
								7 (1975)
								8 (1980)
17		István Sarlós (1921–2006)	19 December 1984	29 June 1988	3 years, 193 days			8 (1980)
17		István Sarlós (1921–2006)	19 December 1984	29 June 1988	3 years, 193 days			9 (1985)
18		István Stadinger (1927–2018)	29 June 1988	10 March 1989	254 days
19		Mátyás Szűrös (born 1933)	10 March 1989	23 October 1989	227 days
19		Mátyás Szűrös (born 1933)	10 March 1989	23 October 1989	227 days		MSZP

National Assembly of Hungary (since 1989)

Parties SZDSZ MDF MSZP Fidesz Tisza Independent

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party		Assembly (Election)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Political party		Assembly (Election)
—		István Fodor (born 1945)	23 October 1989	2 May 1990	191 days		Independent	—
20		Árpád Göncz^[b] (1922–2015)	2 May 1990	3 August 1990	93 days		SZDSZ	1 (1990)
21		György Szabad (1924–2015)	3 August 1990	27 June 1994	3 years, 328 days		MDF	1 (1990)
22		Zoltán Gál (born 1940)	28 June 1994	17 June 1998	3 years, 354 days		MSZP	2 (1994)
23		János Áder (born 1959)	18 June 1998	14 May 2002	3 years, 330 days		Fidesz	3 (1998)
24		Katalin Szili (born 1956)	15 May 2002	14 September 2009	7 years, 122 days		MSZP	4 (2002)
24		Katalin Szili (born 1956)	15 May 2002	14 September 2009	7 years, 122 days			5 (2006)
25		Béla Katona (born 1944)	15 September 2009	13 May 2010	240 days			5 (2006)
26		Pál Schmitt (born 1942)	14 May 2010	5 August 2010	83 days		Fidesz	6 (2010)
27		László Kövér^[c] (born 1959)	6 August 2010	8 May 2026	15 years, 275 days			6 (2010)
								7 (2014)
								8 (2018)
								9 (2022)
28		Ágnes Forsthoffer (born 1980)	9 May 2026	Incumbent	29 days		Tisza	10 (2026)

Timeline

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Notes

^ Also served as Prime Minister from 4 February 1946
^ Also served as acting President during his mandate
^ Also served as acting President from 2 April to 9 May 2012 and from 26 February to 5 March 2024

References

^ "2011. évi CCII. törvény Magyarország címerének és zászlajának használatáról, valamint állami kitüntetéseiről" [Act CCII of 2011 on the Use of the Coat of Arms and Flag of Hungary and on State Awards]. CompLex Hatályos Jogszabályok Gyűjteménye (in Hungarian). Retrieved 21 February 2017.
^ "Kövér László fizetése nő a legtöbbet márciustól, de a többi képviselő sem jár rosszul". 26 February 2021.

Sources

[1] Official website of the National Assembly of Hungary (in Hungarian)

[3] Also served as Prime Minister from 4 February 1946

[4] Also served as acting President during his mandate

[5] Also served as acting President from 2 April to 9 May 2012 and from 26 February to 5 March 2024

[1] "2011. évi CCII. törvény Magyarország címerének és zászlajának használatáról, valamint állami kitüntetéseiről" [Act CCII of 2011 on the Use of the Coat of Arms and Flag of Hungary and on State Awards]. CompLex Hatályos Jogszabályok Gyűjteménye (in Hungarian). Retrieved 21 February 2017.

[24.hu-2] "Kövér László fizetése nő a legtöbbet márciustól, de a többi képviselő sem jár rosszul". 26 February 2021.

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v t e Speakers of the National Assembly of Hungary
House of Magnates (1848–1918)	Majláth, Sr. Perényi (I) G. Apponyi Sennyey Majláth, Jr. Szőgyény-Marich Sennyey Vay Szlávy Tóth Károlyi Csáky Dessewffy Csáky Jósika Hadik-Barkóczy Wlassics
House of Representatives (1848–1918)	Pázmándy P. Almásy Palóczy Ghyczy Szentiványi Somssich Bittó B. Perczel Ghyczy Szlávy Péchy Bánffy Szilágyi Madarász D. Perczel A. Apponyi D. Perczel Justh S. Gál Berzeviczy Návay Tisza Beőthy Szász
National Assembly (1920–1927)	Rakovszky Gaál Scitovszky Zsitvay
House of Magnates (1927–1945)	Wlassics Széchényi Perényi (III) Rátz
House of Representatives (1927–1945)	Zsitvay L. Almásy Sztranyavszky Kornis Darányi Tasnádi Nagy
Provisional National Assembly (1944–1945)	Vásáry Zsedényi
National Assembly (since 1945)	F. Nagy Varga Szabó I. Nagy Olt Drahos Dögei Rónai Metzker Vass Kállai Apró Sarlós Stadinger Szűrös (Fodor) Göncz Szabad Z. Gál Áder Szili Katona Schmitt Kövér Forsthoffer