List of speakers of the National Assembly (Hungary)

President of the National Assembly of Hungary
Az Országgyűlés elnöke
Incumbent
Ágnes Forsthoffer

since 9 May 2026
StyleSir/Madam
SeatHungarian Parliament Building
AppointerNational Assembly
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderIstván Rakovszky
Formation18 February 1920
DeputyFirst Officer
Salary38,400,000 Ft / US$135,549 annually[2]
Websitewww.parlament.hu

The speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary (Hungarian: Az Országgyűlés elnöke, lit. 'President of the National Assembly', colloquially házelnök, lit. 'house-president') is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of Hungary. The current speaker is Ágnes Forsthoffer, since 9 May 2026.

List of speakers (since 1989)

Parties   SZDSZ   MDF   MSZP   Fidesz   TISZA   Independent

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party Assembly
(Election)
Took office Left office Tenure
— István Fodor
(born 1945)
23 October 1989 2 May 1990 191 days Independent —
20 Árpád Göncz[a]
(1922–2015)
2 May 1990 3 August 1990 93 days SZDSZ 1 (1990)
21 György Szabad
(1924–2015)
3 August 1990 27 June 1994 3 years, 328 days MDF
22 Zoltán Gál
(born 1940)
28 June 1994 17 June 1998 3 years, 354 days MSZP 2 (1994)
23 János Áder
(born 1959)
18 June 1998 14 May 2002 3 years, 330 days Fidesz 3 (1998)
24 Katalin Szili
(born 1956)
15 May 2002 14 September 2009 7 years, 122 days MSZP 4 (2002)
5 (2006)
25 Béla Katona
(born 1944)
15 September 2009 13 May 2010 240 days
26 Pál Schmitt
(born 1942)
14 May 2010 5 August 2010 83 days Fidesz 6 (2010)
27 László Kövér[b]
(born 1959)
6 August 2010 8 May 2026 15 years, 275 days
7 (2014)
8 (2018)
9 (2022)
28 Ágnes Forsthoffer
(born 1980)
9 May 2026 Incumbent 51 days Tisza 10 (2026)

Notes

  1. ↑ Also served as acting President during his mandate
  2. ↑ Also served as acting President from 2 April to 9 May 2012 and from 26 February to 5 March 2024

References

  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). Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Kövér László fizetése nő a legtöbbet márciustól, de a többi képviselő sem jár rosszul". 26 February 2021.