Minister of Education (Hungary) explained

The minister of human capacities of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország emberierőforrás-minisztere) is a member of the Hungarian cabinet and the head of the Ministry of Human Capacities. The minister of human capacities was Miklós Kásler until 2022, when this task was given to the minister of interior Sándor Pintér.

Minister of education (1848)

Hungarian Kingdom (1848)

Parties

	Picture	Name	From	Until	Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1		József Eötvös (1813–1871)	7 April 1848	11 September 1848	Opposition Party	Batthyány	Last Diet
							1 (1848)
The Ministry of Education (Nevelésügyi Minisztérium) was reorganized into the Ministry of Religion and Public Education (Vallás- és Közoktatásügyi Minisztérium) on 12 September 1848.

Ministers of religion and public education (1848–1919)

Hungarian Kingdom (1848–1849)

Parties

	Picture	Name	From	Until	Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
—		Lajos Batthyány (1807–1849) acting	12 September 1848	28 September 1848	Opposition Party	Batthyány	1 (1848)
—		Károly Szász (1798–1853) acting as Secretary of State	28 September 1848	2 October 1848	Independent
			2 October 1848	14 April 1849		Committee of National Defence

Hungarian State (1849)

Parties

	Picture	Name	From	Until	Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
—		Károly Szász (1798–1853) acting as Secretary of State	14 April 1849	2 May 1849	Independent	Committee of National Defence	1 (1848)
1		Mihály Horváth (1809–1878)	2 May 1849	11 August 1849	Independent	Szemere

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.

Hungarian Kingdom (1867–1918)

Parties

	Picture	Name	From	Until	Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1		József Eötvös (1813–1871)	20 February 1867	2 February 1871	Deák Party	Andrássy DP	3 (1865)
							4 (1869)
—		József Szlávy (1818–1900) acting	2 February 1871	10 February 1871	Deák Party
2		Tivadar Pauler (1816–1886)	10 February 1871	14 November 1871	Deák Party
			14 November 1871	4 September 1872		Lónyay DP
							5 (1872)
3		Ágoston Trefort (1817–1888)	4 September 1872	4 December 1872	Deák Party
			4 December 1872	21 March 1874		Szlávy DP
			21 March 1874	2 March 1875		Bittó DP–BK
(3)			2 March 1875	20 October 1875	Liberal Party	Wenckheim SZP
			20 October 1875	22 August 1888 (died in office)		K. Tisza SZP	6 (1875)
							7 (1878)
							8 (1881)
							9 (1884)
							10 (1887)
—		Gábor Baross (1848–1892) acting	23 August 1888	22 September 1888	Liberal Party
4		Albin Csáky (1841–1912)	22 September 1888	13 March 1890	Liberal Party
			13 March 1890	17 November 1892		Szapáry SZP	11 (1892)
			17 November 1892	10 June 1894		Wekerle I SZP
5		Loránd Eötvös (1848–1919)	10 June 1894	15 January 1895	Liberal Party
6		Gyula Wlassics (1852–1937)	15 January 1895	26 February 1899	Liberal Party	Bánffy SZP
							12 (1896)
			26 February 1899	27 June 1903		Széll SZP
							13 (1901)
			27 June 1903	3 November 1903		Khuen-Héderváry I SZP
7		Albert Berzeviczy (1853–1936)	3 November 1903	18 June 1905	Liberal Party	I. Tisza I SZP
8		György Lukács (1865–1950)	18 June 1905	6 March 1906	Independent	Fejérváry SZP	14 (1905)
9		Gyula Tost (1846–1929)	6 March 1906	8 April 1906	Liberal Party
10		Albert Apponyi (1846–1933) 1st term	8 April 1906	17 January 1910	F48P	Wekerle II F48P–OAP–KNP–PDP	15 (1906)
—		Ferenc Székely (1842–1921) acting	17 January 1910	1 March 1910	National Party of Work	Khuen-Héderváry II NMP
11		János Zichy (1868–1944) 1st term	1 March 1910	22 April 1912	National Party of Work
							16 (1910)
			22 April 1912	26 February 1913		Lukács NMP
12		Béla Jankovich (1865–1939)	26 February 1913	10 June 1913	National Party of Work
			10 June 1913	15 June 1917		I. Tisza II NMP
(10)		Albert Apponyi (1846–1933) 2nd term	15 June 1917	23 August 1917	F48P	Esterházy NMP–F48P–OAP–PDP–KNP
			23 August 1917	8 May 1918		Wekerle III NMP–F48P–OAP–PDP–KNP
(11)		János Zichy (1868–1944) 2nd term	8 May 1918	31 October 1918	National Party of Work
—		Károly Huszár (1882–1941)	30 October 1918	31 October 1918	Catholic People's Party	Hadik not formed
13		Márton Lovászy (1846–1933)	31 October 1918	16 November 1918	F48P–Károlyi	M. Károlyi F48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDP	MNT (—)

Hungarian People's Republic (1918–1919)

Parties

	Picture	Name	From	Until	Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1		Márton Lovászy (1846–1933)	16 November 1918	22 December 1918	F48P–Károlyi	M. Károlyi F48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDP	MNT (—)
—		Sándor Juhász Nagy (1883–1946) acting as Secretary of State	22 December 1918	19 January 1919	F48P–Károlyi
			19 January 1919	22 January 1919		Berinkey F48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDP–OKGFP
The ministry was divided into the Ministry of Religion (Vallásügyi Minisztérium) and the Ministry of Public Education (Közoktatásügyi Minisztérium) on 22 January 1919.

Minister of religion (1919)

Hungarian People's Republic (1919)

Parties

Minister of public education (1919)

Hungarian People's Republic (1919)

Parties

People's commissars of public education (1919)

Hungarian Soviet Republic (1919)

Parties

	Picture	Name	From	Until	Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1		György Lukács (1885–1971)	21 March 1919	3 April 1919	MSZP	Central Executive Council MSZP/SZKMMP	TOGY (—)
2		József Pogány (1886–1938)	3 April 1919	1 August 1919	MSZP/SZKMMP
The Ministry of Religion and Public Education (Vallás- és Közoktatásügyi Minisztérium) was restored on 1 August 1919.

Counter-revolutionary governments (1919)

Parties

	Picture	Name	From	Until	Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
—		Béla Barabás (1855–1934)	5 May 1919	31 May 1919	Independent	Arad	—
—		Béla Kelemen (1863–1944)	6 June 1919	12 July 1919	Independent	Szeged II
—		Mihály Dömötör (1875–1962) acting	12 July 1919	12 August 1919	Independent	Szeged III
Serving as Minister of Religion and Public Education (vallás- és közoktatásügyi miniszter) during the Hungarian Soviet Republic.

Ministers of religion and public education (1919–1951)

Hungarian People's Republic (1919)

Parties

Hungarian Republic (1919–1920)

Parties

	Picture	Name	From	Until	Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1		Sándor Imre (1877–1945)	7 August 1919	15 August 1919	Independent	Friedrich KNP/KNEP–OKGFP	—
2		Károly Huszár (1882–1941)	15 August 1919	24 November 1919	KNP/KNEP
3		István Haller (1880–1964)	24 November 1919	29 February 1920	KNEP	Huszár KNEP–OKGFP–MSZDP–NDPP

Hungarian Kingdom (1920–1946)

Parties

	Picture	Name	From	Until	Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1		István Haller (1880–1964)	29 February 1920	15 March 1920	OKGFP	Huszár KNEP–OKGFP–MSZDP–NDPP	—
			15 March 1920	19 July 1920		Simonyi-Semadam KNEP–OKGFP	17 (1920)
			19 July 1920	16 December 1920		Teleki I KNEP–OKGFP
2		József Vass (1877–1930)	16 December 1920	14 April 1921	KNEP
			14 April 1921	2 February 1922		Bethlen (KNEP–OKGFP)→EP
(2)			2 February 1922	16 June 1922	EP
3		Kunó Klebelsberg (1875–1932)	16 June 1922	24 August 1931	EP		18 (1922)
							19 (1926)
							20 (1931)
4		Sándor Ernszt (1870–1938)	24 August 1931	16 December 1931	KGSZP	G. Károlyi EP–KGSZP
5		Jenő Karafiáth (1883–1952)	16 December 1931	1 October 1932	Conservative Party
6		Bálint Hóman (1885–1951) 1st term	1 October 1932	6 October 1936	NEP	Gömbös NEP
							21 (1935)
			6 October 1936	14 May 1938		Darányi NEP
7		Pál Teleki (1879–1941)	14 May 1938	16 February 1939	NEP	Imrédy NEP
(6)		Bálint Hóman (1885–1951) 2nd term	16 February 1939	3 April 1941	MÉP	Teleki II MÉP
							22 (1939)
			3 April 1941	9 March 1942		Bárdossy MÉP
			9 March 1942	3 July 1942		Kállay MÉP
8		Jenő Szinyei Merse (1888–1957)	3 July 1942	22 March 1944 (deposed)	NEP
9		István Antal (1896–1975)	22 March 1944	29 August 1944	MÉP	Sztójay MÉP–MMP
10		Iván Rakovszky (1885–1960)	29 August 1944	16 October 1944 (deposed)	MÉP	Lakatos MÉP

Government of National Unity (1944–1945)

Parties

	Picture	Name	From	Until	Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1		Ferenc Rajniss (1893–1946)	16 October 1944	7 March 1945	MMP	Szálasi NYKP–MMP	—
—		Ferenc Szálasi (1897–1946) acting	7 March 1945	28 March 1945	NYKP

Soviet-backed provisional governments (1944–1946)

Parties

	Picture	Name	From	Until	Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1		Géza Teleki (1911–1983)	22 December 1944	13 November 1945	Independent	Provisional National Government FKGP–MKP–MSZDP–NPP–PDP	INGY (1944)
2		Dezső Keresztury (1904–1996)	15 November 1945	1 February 1946	NPP	Tildy FKGP–MKP–MSZDP–NPP	23 (1945)

Hungarian Republic (1946–1949)

Parties

	Picture	Name	From	Until	Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1		Dezső Keresztury (1904–1996)	1 February 1946	14 March 1947	NPP	F. Nagy FKGP–MKP–MSZDP–NPP	23 (1945)
2		Gyula Ortutay (1910–1978)	14 March 1947	31 May 1947	FKGP
			31 May 1947	10 December 1948		Dinnyés MKP–FKGP–MSZDP–NPP
							24 (1947)
			10 December 1948	20 August 1949		Dobi MDP–FKGP–NPP
							25 (1949)
The ministry was divided into the Ministry of Religion and Public Education (Vallás- és Közoktatásügyi Minisztérium) and the Ministry of Popular Culture (Népművelési Minisztérium) on 11 June 1949.

Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1951)

Parties

	Picture	Name	From	Until	Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1		Gyula Ortutay (1910–1978)	20 August 1949	25 February 1950	Independent	Dobi MDP	25 (1949)
2		József Darvas (1912–1973)	25 February 1950	19 May 1951	Independent
The ministry was divided into the Ministry of Public Education (Közoktatásügyi Minisztérium) and the State Office for Church Affairs (Állami Egyházügyi Hivatal) on 19 May 1951.

Ministers of public education (1951–1953)

Hungarian People's Republic (1951–1953)

Parties

	Picture	Name	From	Until	Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1		József Darvas (1912–1973)	19 May 1951	14 August 1952	Independent	Dobi MDP	25 (1949)
			14 August 1952	4 July 1953		Rákosi MDP
The ministry was merged with the Ministry of Higher Education (Felsőoktatásügyi Minisztérium) to form the Ministry of Education (Oktatásügyi Minisztérium) on 4 July 1953.

Minister of higher education (1952–1953)

Hungarian People's Republic (1952–1953)

Parties

Ministers of education (1953–1956)

Hungarian People's Republic (1953–1956)

Parties

	Picture	Name	From	Until	Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1		Tibor Erdey-Grúz (1902–1976)	4 July 1953	18 April 1955	MDP	I. Nagy I MDP	26 (1953)
			18 April 1955	30 July 1956		Hegedüs MDP
2		Albert Kónya (1917–1988)	30 July 1956	24 October 1956	MDP
			24 October 1956	3 November 1956		I. Nagy II MDP/MSZMP–FKGP
			4 November 1956	31 December 1956		Kádár I MSZMP
The ministry was merged with the Ministry of Popular Culture (Népművelési Minisztérium) to form the Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Művelődésügyi Minisztérium) on 1 January 1957.

Ministers of popular culture (1949–1956)

Hungarian Republic (1949)

Parties

Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1956)

Parties

	Picture	Name	From	Until	Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1		József Révai (1898–1959)	20 August 1949	14 August 1952	MDP	Dobi MDP	25 (1949)
			14 August 1952	4 July 1953		Rákosi MDP
2		József Darvas (1912–1973)	4 July 1953	18 April 1955	Independent	I. Nagy I MDP	26 (1953)
			18 April 1955	24 October 1956		Hegedüs MDP
			24 October 1956	27 October 1956		I. Nagy II MDP/MSZMP–FKGP
3		György Lukács (1885–1971)	27 October 1956	3 November 1956	MDP
The ministry was merged with the Ministry of Education (Oktatásügyi Minisztérium) to form the Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Művelődésügyi Minisztérium) on 1 January 1957.

Ministers of cultural affairs (1957–1974)

Hungarian People's Republic (1957–1974)

Parties

	Picture	Name	From	Until	Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1		Albert Kónya (1917–1988)	1 January 1957	1 March 1957	MSZMP	Kádár I MSZMP	26 (1953)
2		Gyula Kállai (1910–1996)	1 March 1957	28 January 1958	MSZMP
3		Valéria Benke (1920–2009)	28 January 1958	13 September 1961	MSZMP	Münnich MSZMP
							27 (1958)
4		Pál Ilku (1912–1973)	13 September 1961	30 June 1965	MSZMP	Kádár II MSZMP
							28 (1963)
			30 June 1965	14 April 1967		Kállai MSZMP
			14 April 1967	13 July 1973		Fock MSZMP	29 (1967)
							30 (1971)
5		Miklós Nagy (1932–1974)	13 July 1973	29 April 1974	MSZMP
6		Károly Polinszky (1922–1998)	29 April 1974	21 June 1974	MSZMP
The ministry was divided into the Ministry of Education (Oktatásügyi Minisztérium) and the Ministry of Culture (Kulturális Minisztérium) on 21 June 1974.

Ministers of education (1974–1980)

Hungarian People's Republic (1974–1980)

Parties

	Picture	Name	From	Until	Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1		Károly Polinszky (1922–1998)	21 June 1974	15 May 1975	MSZMP	Fock MSZMP	30 (1971)
			15 May 1975	27 June 1980		Lázár MSZMP
							31 (1975)
The ministry was merged with the Ministry of Culture (Kulturális Minisztérium) to form the Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Művelődési Minisztérium) on 27 June 1980.

Ministers of culture (1974–1980)

Hungarian People's Republic (1974–1980)

Parties

	Picture	Name	From	Until	Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1		László Orbán (1912–1978)	21 June 1974	15 May 1975	MSZMP	Fock MSZMP	30 (1971)
			15 May 1975	22 July 1976		Lázár MSZMP
							31 (1975)
2		Imre Pozsgay (1933–2016)	22 July 1976	27 June 1980	MSZMP
The ministry was merged with the Ministry of Education (Oktatásügyi Minisztérium) to form the Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Művelődési Minisztérium) on 27 June 1980.

Ministers of cultural affairs (1980–1990)

Hungarian People's Republic (1980–1989)

Parties

	Picture	Name	From	Until	Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1		Imre Pozsgay (1933–2016)	27 June 1980	25 June 1982	MSZMP	Lázár MSZMP	32 (1980)
2		Béla Köpeczi (1921–2010)	25 June 1982	25 June 1987	MSZMP
							33 (1985)
			25 June 1987	29 June 1988		Grósz MSZMP
3		Tibor Czibere (1930–2023)	29 June 1988	24 November 1988	Independent
			24 November 1988	10 May 1989		Németh (MSZMP)→MSZP
4		Ferenc Glatz (1941–)	10 May 1989	23 October 1989	MSZP

Hungarian Republic (1989–1990)

Parties

Ministers of culture and public education (1990–1998)

Hungarian Republic (1990–1998)

Parties

	Picture	Name	From	Until	Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1		Bertalan Andrásfalvy (1931–)	23 May 1990	22 February 1993	MDF	Antall MDF–FKGP–KDNP	34 (1990)
2		Ferenc Mádl (1931–2011)	22 February 1993	21 December 1993	Independent
			21 December 1993	15 July 1994		Boross MDF–EKGP–KDNP
3		Gábor Fodor (1962–)	15 July 1994	31 December 1995	SZDSZ	Horn MSZP–SZDSZ	35 (1994)
4		Bálint Magyar (1952–)	1 January 1996	8 July 1998	SZDSZ
The ministry was divided into the Ministry of Education (Oktatási Minisztérium) and the Ministry of National Cultural Heritage (Nemzeti Kulturális Örökség Minisztériuma) on 8 July 1998.

Minister of education (1998–2006)

Hungarian Republic (1998–2006)

Parties

	Picture	Name	From	Until	Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1		Zoltán Pokorni (1962–)	8 July 1998	15 July 2001	Fidesz	Orbán I Fidesz–FKGP–MDF	36 (1998)
2		József Pálinkás (1952–)	15 July 2001	27 May 2002	Fidesz
3		Bálint Magyar (1952–)	27 May 2002	4 October 2004	SZDSZ	Medgyessy MSZP–SZDSZ	37 (2002)
			4 October 2004	9 June 2006		Gyurcsány I MSZP–SZDSZ
The ministry was merged with the Ministry of National Cultural Heritage (Nemzeti Kulturális Örökség Minisztériuma) to form the Ministry of Education and Culture (Oktatási és Kulturális Minisztérium) on 9 June 2006.

Ministers of national cultural heritage (1998–2006)

Hungarian Republic (1998–2006)

Parties

	Picture	Name	From	Until	Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1		József Hámori (1932–2021)	8 July 1998	31 December 1999	Independent	Orbán I Fidesz–FKGP–MDF	36 (1998)
2		Zoltán Rockenbauer (1960–)	1 January 2000	27 May 2002	Fidesz
3		Gábor Görgey (1929–2022)	27 May 2002	18 May 2003	Independent	Medgyessy MSZP–SZDSZ	37 (2002)
4		István Hiller (1964–)	18 May 2003	4 October 2004	MSZP
			4 October 2004	13 February 2005		Gyurcsány I MSZP–SZDSZ
5		András Bozóki (1959–)	13 February 2005	9 June 2006	Independent
The ministry was merged with the Ministry of Education (Oktatási Minisztérium) to form the Ministry of Education and Culture (Oktatási és Kulturális Minisztérium) on 9 June 2006.

Minister of education and culture (2006–2010)

Hungarian Republic (2006–2010)

Parties

	Picture	Name	From	Until	Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1		István Hiller (1964–)	9 June 2006	16 April 2009	MSZP	Gyurcsány II MSZP–SZDSZ	38 (2006)
			16 April 2009	29 May 2010		Bajnai MSZP
The ministry was reorganized into the Ministry of National Resources (Nemzeti Erőforrás Minisztérium) on 29 May 2010.

Minister of national resources (2010–2012)

Hungarian Republic / Hungary (2010–2012)

Parties

Ministers of human resources (2012–2022)

Hungary (2012–2022)

Parties

	Picture	Name	From	Until	Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1		Zoltán Balog (1958–)	14 May 2012	6 June 2014	Fidesz	Orbán II Fidesz–KDNP	39 (2010)
			6 June 2014	18 May 2018		Orbán III Fidesz–KDNP	40 (2014)
2		Miklós Kásler (1950–)	18 May 2018	24 May 2022	Independent	Orbán IV Fidesz–KDNP	41 (2018)
The ministry was reorganized into the Ministry of Interior (Belügyminisztérium) on 24 May 2022.

See also

• List of heads of state of Hungary
• List of prime ministers of Hungary
• Politics of Hungary

Cabinet ministers

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