| Post: | Speaker |
| Body: | House of Representatives |
| Native Name: | A képviselőház elnöke |
| Department: | House of Representatives |
| Type: | Speaker |
| Member Of: | Diet of Hungary |
| Formation: | 10 July 1848 |
| First: | Dénes Pázmándy |
| Last: | András Tasnádi Nagy |
| Abolished: | 29 March 1945 |
The Speaker of the House of Representatives (Hungarian: A képviselőház elnöke) was the presiding officer of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet of Hungary.
The House of Representatives was initially established during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, and existed with interruptions between 1848 and 1918.
Parties
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dénes Pázmándy | 10 July 1848 | 9 January 1849 | Opposition Party | ||
| 2 | Pál Almásy | 9 January 1849 | 2 July 1849 | Opposition Party | ||
| – | László Palóczy | 9 January 1849 | 11 August 1849 | Opposition Party | ||
| The National Assembly was disbanded (11 August 1849 – 17 April 1861) | ||||||
| 3 | Kálmán Ghyczy | 17 April 1861 | 22 August 1861 | Resolution Party | ||
| The National Assembly was disbanded (22 August 1861 – 20 December 1865) | ||||||
| 4 | Károly Szentiványi | 20 December 1865 | 22 April 1869 | Deák Party | ||
| 5 | Pál Somssich | 1 May 1869 | 3 September 1872 | Deák Party | ||
| 6 | István Bittó | 10 September 1872 | 21 March 1874 | Deák Party | ||
| 7 | Béla Perczel | 24 March 1874 | 3 March 1875 | Deák Party | ||
| 8 | Kálmán Ghyczy | 5 March 1875 | 2 April 1879 | Liberal Party | ||
| 9 | József Szlávy | 2 April 1879 | 12 April 1880 | Liberal Party | ||
| 10 | Tamás Péchy | 13 April 1880 | 20 February 1892 | Liberal Party | ||
| 11 | Dezső Bánffy | 25 February 1892 | 14 January 1895 | Liberal Party | ||
| 12 | Dezső Szilágyi | 19 January 1895 | 9 December 1898 | Liberal Party | ||
| – | József Madarász | 17 December 1898 | 2 March 1899 | Independence Party | ||
| 13 | Dezső Perczel | 2 March 1899 | 26 October 1901 | Liberal Party | ||
| 14 | Albert Apponyi | 31 October 1901 | 6 November 1903 | Liberal Party | ||
| 15 | Dezső Perczel | 6 November 1903 | 17 February 1905 | Liberal Party | ||
| 16 | Gyula Justh | 21 February 1905 | 12 November 1909 | Independence Party | ||
| 17 | Sándor Gál | 13 November 1909 | 23 June 1910 | Independence Party | ||
| 18 | Albert Berzeviczy | 30 June 1910 | 7 November 1911 | National Party of Work | ||
| 19 | Lajos Návay | 9 November 1911 | 21 May 1912 | National Party of Work | ||
| 20 | István Tisza | 22 May 1912 | 10 June 1913 | National Party of Work | ||
| 21 | Pál Beőthy | 13 June 1913 | 28 June 1917 | National Party of Work | ||
| 22 | Károly Szász | 3 July 1917 | 16 November 1918 | National Party of Work | ||
During the First Hungarian Republic the House of Representatives was replaced by the National Council. During the Hungarian Soviet Republic it was replaced by the National Assembly of Soviets. During the Kingdom of Hungary it was replaced by a unicameral National Assembly between 1920 and 1927. It was re-established between 1927 and 1945.
Parties
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Tibor Zsitvay | 31 January 1927 | 5 February 1929 | EP | ||
| 24 | László Almásy | 7 February 1929 | 27 October 1932 | EP | ||
| (24) | 27 October 1932 | 29 April 1935 | NEP | |||
| 25 | Sándor Sztranyavszky | 1 May 1935 | 17 May 1938 | NEP | ||
| 26 | Gyula Kornis | 20 May 1938 | 1 December 1938 | NEP | ||
| 27 | Kálmán Darányi | 5 December 1938 | 2 February 1939 | NEP | ||
| (27) | 2 February 1939 | 1 November 1939 | MÉP | |||
| 28 | András Tasnádi Nagy | 1 November 1939 | 29 March 1945 | MÉP | ||