The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary ( hu, Magyarország külügyminisztere) is a member of the Hungarian cabinet and the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The current foreign minister is Péter Szijjártó. The position was called People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs ( hu, külügyi népbiztos) during the Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919 and Minister besides the King ( hu, a király személye körüli miniszter) between 1848 and 1918, except in 1849 when Hungary declared its independence from the Austrian Empire. During the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (1867–1918) the two countries also had a joint Minister of Foreign Affairs. This page is a list of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Hungary.

Ministers besides the King (1848)

Hungarian Kingdom (1848)

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Ministers of Foreign Affairs (1849)

Hungarian State (1849)

Parties ''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)

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Ministers of Foreign Affairs (1918–1919)

Hungarian People's Republic (1918–1919)

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People's Commissars of Foreign Affairs (1919)

Hungarian Soviet Republic (1919)

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Counter-revolutionary governments (1919)

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Ministers of Foreign Affairs (1919–present)

Hungarian People's Republic (1919)

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Hungarian Republic (1919–1920) The Hungarian Republic ( hu, Magyar Köztársaság) was a short-lived republic that existed between August 1919 and February 1920 in the central and western portions of the former First Hungarian Republic (controlling most of today's Hungary and ...

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Hungarian Kingdom (1920–1946)

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Government of National Unity (1944–1945)

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Soviet-backed provisional governments (1944–1946)

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Hungarian Republic Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
(1946–1949)

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Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989)

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Hungarian Republic Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
/ Hungary (1989–present)

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(1932–2013)
''provisional'' , 23 October 1989 , 23 May 1990 ,

MSZP The Hungarian Socialist Party ( hu, Magyar Szocialista Párt), commonly known by its acronym MSZP, is a centre-left social-democratic and pro-European political party in Hungary. It was founded on 7 October, 1989 as a post-communist evolution a ...

Németh Németh is a Hungarian surname. In Hungarian, ''német'' means "German" (the word has Slavic origin, literally meaning "he does not speak", since German is not a Slavic language); the ''h'' is a remnant of obsolete Hungarian spelling, as frequen ...

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Géza Jeszenszky Géza Jeszenszky (born 10 November 1941) is a Hungarian politician and associate professor, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and a former ambassador to the United States. He was ambassador of Hungary to Norway and Iceland from 2011 to 2014. Fa ...

(born 1941) , 23 May 1990 , 21 December 1993 , rowspan="2", MDF , Antall
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FKGP The Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party ( hu, Független Kisgazda-, Földmunkás- és Polgári Párt), known mostly by its acronym FKgP or its shortened form Independent Smallholders' Party ( hu, Független Kisgazdapárt), ...

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KDNP The Christian Democratic People's Party ( hu, Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt, KDNP) is a right-wing Christian democratic political party in Hungary. It is officially a coalition partner of the ruling party, Fidesz, but is mostly considered a sat ...

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, László Kovács
(born 1939)
''1st term'' , 15 July 1994 , 8 July 1998 ,

Horn Horn most often refers to: *Horn (acoustic), a conical or bell shaped aperture used to guide sound ** Horn (instrument), collective name for tube-shaped wind musical instruments *Horn (anatomy), a pointed, bony projection on the head of various ...

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SZDSZ The Alliance of Free Democrats – Hungarian Liberal Party ( hu, Szabad Demokraták Szövetsége – a Magyar Liberális Párt, SZDSZ) was a liberal political party in Hungary. The SZDSZ was a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrat ...

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János Martonyi János Martonyi GCMG (born in Kolozsvár, Hungary (today Cluj-Napoca, Romania), 5 April 1944) is a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1998 to 2002 and from 2010 to 2014. He is a member of the Fidesz – Hunga ...

(born 1944)
''1st term'' , 8 July 1998 , 27 May 2002 , ''Independent'' , Orbán I
Fidesz–

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Ferenc Somogyi Ferenc Somogyi (1 September 1945 in Hartkirchen, Austria – 30 March 2021) was a Hungarian ambassador to the United States. Career A former businessman, he is a member of the Hungarian Socialist Party and served as foreign minister from Novem ...

(born 1945) , 1 November 2004 , 9 June 2006 , ''Independent'' , - !style="background:;", 5 , Kinga Göncz Senate of Poland

Kinga Göncz Kinga Göncz (born 8 November 1947) is a Hungarian academic and the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary between 2006 and 2009. In 2009 she headed the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) European election list and was subsequently electe ...

(born 1947) , 9 June 2006 , 14 April 2009 , ''Independent'' , Gyurcsány II

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Péter Balázs Péter Balázs (, born 5 December 1941) is a Hungarian politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2010. In addition to his native Hungarian, he speaks English, French, German and Russian. He graduated from Budapest ...

(born 1941) , 14 April 2009 , 29 May 2010 , ''Independent'' , Bajnai

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(born 1944)
''2nd term'' , 29 May 2010 , 6 June 2014 , Fidesz , Orbán II
Fidesz–

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, Tibor Navracsics
(born 1966) , 6 June 2014 , 23 September 2014 , Fidesz , rowspan="2", Orbán III
Fidesz–

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(born 1978) , 23 September 2014 , 18 May 2018 , rowspan="3", Fidesz , - , 18 May 2018 , 24 May 2022 , Orbán IV
Fidesz–

, 41 (2018) , - , 24 May 2022 , ''Incumbent'' , Orbán V
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, 42 (2022)

Ministers besides the King (1848)

Hungarian Kingdom (1848)

Ministers of Foreign Affairs (1849)

Hungarian State (1849)

Ministers besides the King (1867–1918)

Hungarian Kingdom (1867–1918)

Ministers of Foreign Affairs (1918–1919)

Hungarian People's Republic (1918–1919)

People's Commissars of Foreign Affairs (1919)

Hungarian Soviet Republic (1919)

Counter-revolutionary governments (1919)

Ministers of Foreign Affairs (1919–present)

Hungarian People's Republic (1919)

Hungarian Republic (1919–1920) The Hungarian Republic ( hu, Magyar Köztársaság) was a short-lived republic that existed between August 1919 and February 1920 in the central and western portions of the former First Hungarian Republic (controlling most of today's Hungary and ...

Hungarian Kingdom (1920–1946)

Government of National Unity (1944–1945)

Soviet-backed provisional governments (1944–1946)

Hungarian Republic Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ... (1946–1949)

Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989)

Hungarian Republic Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ... / Hungary (1989–present)

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Hungarian Republic Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
(1946–1949)

Hungarian Republic Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
/ Hungary (1989–present)