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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 20 August 1949 |
| Dissolved | 23 October 1989 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Hungarian People's Republic |
| Headquarters | Budapest |
TheCouncil of Ministers was thehighest executive and administrative organ of theHungarian People's Republic, thecommunist state that governed Hungary from 1949 to 1989.
The Council of Ministers consisted of the Chairman (Prime Minister), deputy chairmen, ministers of state, head of ministries and the Chairman of theNational Planning Board. TheParliament of Hungary, upon the recommendation of thePresidential Council of the Hungarian People's Republic, elected and relieved the chairman and ministers of their duties.
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| István Dobi | 20 August 1949 | 14 August 1952 |
| Mátyás Rákosi | 14 August 1952 | 4 July 1953 |
| Imre Nagy | 4 July 1953 | 18 April 1955 |
| András Hegedüs | 18 April 1955 | 24 October 1956 |
| Imre Nagy | 24 October 1956 | 4 November 1956 |
| János Kádár | 4 November 1956 | 28 January 1958 |
| Ferenc Münnich | 28 January 1958 | 13 September 1961 |
| János Kádár | 13 September 1961 | 30 June 1965 |
| Gyula Kállai | 30 June 1965 | 14 April 1967 |
| Jenő Fock | 14 April 1967 | 15 May 1975 |
| György Lázár | 15 May 1975 | 25 June 1987 |
| Károly Grósz | 25 June 1987 | 24 November 1988 |
| Miklós Németh | 24 November 1988 | 23 October 1989 |