Prime Minister of Hungary

Head of government of Hungary

This article is about the position of Prime Minister of Hungary. For individual Hungarian prime ministers, see List of Prime Ministers of Hungary.

Prime Minister of Hungary

Magyarország miniszterelnöke

Coat of arms used by the Prime Minister[1]

Incumbent
Viktor Orbán

since 29 May 2010

* Government of Hungary
* Office of the Prime Minister

Style| Mr. Prime Minister (informal)
His Excellency (diplomatic)
Member of|

* Cabinet
* European Council
* Parliament

Reports to| National Assembly
Seat| Carmelite Monastery (Budapest, Színház Street 5-7)
Nominator| President
Appointer| Elected by National Assembly
Term length| Four years, no term limit
Inaugural holder| Count Lajos Batthyány
Formation| 17 March 1848
Deputy| Deputy Prime Minister
Salary| 4 823 000 Ft/US$ 13,460 monthly[2]
Website| The Prime Minister's Office https://www.miniszterelnok.hu/

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The prime minister of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország miniszterelnöke) is the head of government of Hungary. The prime minister and the Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Parliament, to their political party and ultimately to the electorate. The current holder of the office is Viktor Orbán, leader of the Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance, who has served since 29 May 2010.[3]

According to the Hungarian Constitution, the prime minister is nominated by the president of Hungary and formally elected by the National Assembly. Constitutionally, the president is required to nominate the leader of the political party who wins a majority of seats in the National Assembly as prime minister.[4] If there is no party with a majority, the president holds an audience with the leaders of all parties represented in the assembly and nominates the person who is most likely to command a majority in the assembly, who is then formally elected by a simple majority of the assembly. In practice, when this situation occurs, the prime minister is the leader of the party winning a plurality of votes in the election, or the leader of the senior partner in the governing coalition.

## Official title

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The title of Hungary's head of government in Hungarian is miniszterelnök. Literally translated, this means "minister-president". However, since "prime minister" or "premier" is the more usual title in a parliamentary system for a head of government in English-speaking nations, the title is translated as "prime minister" by most English sources.

## History of the office

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Portrait of Count Lajos Batthyány by Miklós Barabás, 1848. He was appointed as Hungary's first Prime Minister.

### Palatine of Hungary

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Main article: Palatine (Kingdom of Hungary)

The palatine (Latin: comes palatii, comes palatinus, later palatinus (regni), Hungarian: nádorispán/nádor, Slovak: nádvorný župan / nádvorný špán, later: palatín/nádvorník, German: Palatin) was the highest dignitary in the Kingdom of Hungary after the king (a kind of powerful Prime Minister and supreme judge) from the kingdom's rise up to 1848/1918.

Initially, he was in fact the representative of the king, later the vice-regent (viceroy). In the early centuries of the kingdom, he was appointed by the king, later elected by the Diet of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Habsburgs solidified their hold of Hungary, the dignity became an appointed position once again. Finally, it became hereditary in a cadet (junior) branch of the Habsburg dynasty after King Francis appointed his brother Joseph.

### Creation of the position

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Main article: Hungarian Revolution of 1848

During the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 the revolutionaries wanted the creation of a Hungarian cabinet which would be independent from the Austrian Empire and the Buda Chancellery (which was office of the imperial governor-general). One of the 12 points said: 2\. A responsible government in Buda-Pest.

Ferdinand V appointed Count Lajos Batthyány for the position of prime minister of Hungary on 17 March 1848. The government was called ministry, differently from the current acceptation. The ministries were called departments. The position was vacant after the defeat of the freedom fight.

## List of officeholders

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Further information: List of prime ministers of Hungary

## See also

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* Records of prime ministers of Hungary
* List of prime ministers of Hungary by tenure
* List of prime ministers of Hungary (graphical)
* List of heads of state of Hungary
* List of Hungarian monarchs
* List of palatines of Hungary

## References

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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) - via net.jogtar.hu.
2. ^ Nagy Máté (10 Sep 2022). "Így változott Orbán Viktor fizetése 2010 óta". Index (in Hungarian). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
3. ^ "Members of the Government". Website of the Hungarian Government. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
4. ^ The Fundamental Law of Hungary (PDF) - via Nemzeti Jogszabálytár.

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