| István Horváth | |
| Order: | Minister of the Interior of Hungary |
| Term Start: | 27 June 1980 |
| Term End: | 29 March 1985 |
| Predecessor: | András Benkei |
| Successor: | János Kamara |
| Term Start2: | 16 December 1987 |
| Term End2: | 23 January 1990 |
| Predecessor2: | János Kamara |
| Successor2: | Zoltán Gál |
| Birth Date: | 1 September 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Paks, Hungary |
| Profession: | politician |
| Party: | MSZMP |
István Horváth (1 September 1935, Paks) is a former Hungarian communist politician, who served as Interior Minister twice: between 1980–1985 and between 1987 and 1990.
Horvath studied law at ELTE. He joined the MSZMP in 1956. He was the first secretary of KISZ (1970 - 1973), first secretary of the MSZMP Party Committee in Bács-Kiskun County (1973 - 1980), member of the Central Committee (1970 - 1989), secretary of the latter (1985 - 1987). Member of the Hungarian Parliament (1971 - 1975) and of the Presidential Council (1971 - 1975).
He was first interior minister between 1980 - 1985. He tried some careful reforms. On the other hand, he participated in the creation of CC-decisions concerning the opposition, and in his time was Carlos in Hungary, although Horváth opposed Carlos's visit in Hungary. Horváth's second period as interior minister (1987 - 1990) has no special characteristic. He submitted his resignation when it became clear that the secret police kept the opposition under surveillance even in the last days of the Kádár regime.