List of prime ministers of Hungary by tenure

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This list of prime ministers of Hungary lists each prime minister in order of term length. This is based on the difference between dates; if counted by number of calendar days all the figures would be one greater.

19 years, 306 days
Viktor Orbán
longest-serving prime minister
17 hours
János Hadik
in 1918

Viktor Orbán is the longest serving prime minister with his more than 19 years. János Hadik served as prime minister for less than one day in 1918.

Those prime ministers who served only in non official status are placed at the bottom row with an en-dash (–).

Rank by time in office

More information Rank bylength of terms, Prime Minister ...
Rank by
length
of terms		Prime MinisterLength by
time served		AdministrationsParty
1Viktor Orbán19 years, 305 days2Fidesz
2Kálmán Tisza14 years, 144 days1SZP
3György Lázár12 years, 41 days1MSZMP
4István Bethlen10 years, 132 days1KNEP/EP (Unity Party)
5Jenő Fock8 years, 31 days1MSZMP
6Sándor Wekerle7 years, 48 days3SZP/OAP/48AP
7István Tisza5 years, 232 days2SZP/NMP
8János Kádár5 years, 10 days2MSZMP
9Gyula Andrássy4 years, 270 days1DP
10Ferenc Gyurcsány4 years, 202 days1MSZP
11Kálmán Széll4 years, 121 days1SZP
12Dezső Bánffy4 years, 43 days1SZP
13Gyula Gömbös4 years, 5 days1NEP
14Gyula Horn3 years, 356 days1MSZP
15István Dobi3 years, 348 days1FKGP/Independent
16Ferenc Münnich3 years, 228 days1MSZMP
17József Antall3 years, 203 days1MDF
18Pál Teleki2 years, 316 days2KNEP/MÉP
19Gyula Szapáry2 years, 249 days1SZP
20Károly Khuen-Héderváry2 years, 225 days2SZP/NMP
21Péter Medgyessy2 years, 125 days1Independent
22Miklós Kállay2 years, 13 days1MÉP
23Imre Nagy1 year, 299 days2MDP/MSZMP
24Gyula Kállai1 year, 288 days1MSZMP
25Kálmán Darányi1 year, 220 days[a]1NEP
26Lajos Dinnyés1 year, 193 days1FKGP
27András Hegedüs1 year, 189 days1MDP
28Miklós Németh1 year, 180 days[a]1MSZMP/MSZP
29Károly Grósz1 year, 152 days1MSZMP
30Ferenc Nagy1 year, 116 days1FKGP
31József Szlávy1 year, 107 days1DP
32László Lukács1 year, 49 days1NMP
33Gordon Bajnai1 year, 45 days1Independent
34Gyula Károlyi1 year, 38 days[a]2EP (Unity Party)/Independent
35Menyhért Lónyay1 year, 20 days1DP
36István Bittó346 days1DP
37László Bárdossy338 days1MÉP
38Béla Miklós328 days[a]1Independent
39Mátyás Rákosi327 days[a]3MDP
40Géza Fejérváry294 days1Independent
41Béla Imrédy278 days1NEP
42Béla Wenckheim232 days1SZP
43Péter Boross215 days[a]1MDF
44Lajos Kossuth211 days1EP (Opposition Party)
45Lajos Batthyány199 days1EP (Opposition Party)
46Ferenc Szálasi163 days1NYKP
47Döme Sztójay160 days1Independent
48Sándor Garbai133 days1KMP
49Sándor Simonyi-Semadam126 days1KNEP
50Károly Huszár112 days1KNEP
51István Friedrich109 days[a]1KNP/KNEP/Independent
52Bertalan Szemere101 days1EP (Opposition Party)
53Zoltán Tildy78 days1FKGP
54Mihály Károlyi72 days1F48P
55Dénes Berinkey69 days[a]1PRP (Civil Radical Party)
56Móric Esterházy66 days1Independent
57Géza Lakatos48 days1Independent
58Gyula Peidl5 days1MSZDP
59Péter Magyar1 day
(incumbent)		1TISZA
60János Hadik17 hours1OAP
—Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám31 days1Independent
—Ádám Récsey4 days1Military
—Ferenc Keresztes-Fischer2 days2MÉP
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Also including the days serving as acting/counter/provisional prime minister

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