The speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary (, , colloquially házelnök, ) is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of Hungary. The current speaker is Ágnes Forsthoffer, since 9 May 2026.
Since 1990, the speaker of the National Assembly also serves as acting President of Hungary if the elected president vacates their office before the expiration of their term or if the president is temporarily incapacitated.
List of officeholders
National Assembly of the Kingdom of Hungary Parties
Portrait Name Term of office Political party Took office Left office Tenure 1 István Rakovszky 18 February 1920 30 July 1921 KNEP 2 Gaszton Gaál 12 August 1921 16 August 1922 OKGFPEP 3 Béla Scitovszky 18 August 1922 18 October 1926 4 Tibor Zsitvay 19 October 1926 28 January 1927
In 1927 the National Assembly became bicameral.
Provisional National Assembly Parties
Portrait Name Term of office Political party Took office Left office Tenure — István Vásáry 21 December 1944 1 day FKGP 5 Béla Zsedényi 21 December 1944 29 November 1945 Independent
National Assembly of the Second Hungarian Republic Parties
Portrait Name Term of office Political party Assembly Took office Left office Tenure 6 Ferenc Nagy 29 November 1945 7 February 1946 FKGP 1 7 Béla Varga 7 February 1946 3 July 1947 8 Árpád Szabó 4 July 1947 16 September 1947 9 Imre Nagy 16 September 1947 8 June 1949 MKP 2 MDP 10 Károly Olt 8 June 1949 23 August 1949
National Assembly of the Hungarian People's Republic Parties
Portrait Name Term of office Political party Assembly Took office Left office Tenure 11 Lajos Drahos 23 August 1949 18 May 1951 MDP 1 12 Imre Dögei 18 May 1951 14 August 1952 13 Sándor Rónai 14 August 1952 21 March 1963 2 MSZMP 3 14 Erzsébet Metzker Vass 21 March 1963 14 April 1967 4 15 Gyula Kállai 14 April 1967 12 May 1971 5 16 Antal Apró 12 May 1971 19 December 1984 6 7 8 17 István Sarlós 19 December 1984 29 June 1988 9 18 István Stadinger 29 June 1988 10 March 1989 19 Mátyás Szűrös 10 March 1989 23 October 1989 MSZP
National Assembly of Hungary (since 1989) Parties
Portrait Name Term of office Political party Assembly Took office Left office Tenure — István Fodor 23 October 1989 2 May 1990 Independent — 20 Árpád Göncz 2 May 1990 3 August 1990 SZDSZ 1 21 György Szabad 3 August 1990 27 June 1994 MDF 22 Zoltán Gál 28 June 1994 17 June 1998 MSZP 2 23 János Áder 18 June 1998 14 May 2002 Fidesz 3 24 Katalin Szili 15 May 2002 14 September 2009 MSZP 4 5 25 Béla Katona 15 September 2009 13 May 2010 26 Pál Schmitt 14 May 2010 5 August 2010 Fidesz 6 27 László Kövér 6 August 2010 8 May 2026 7 8 9 28 Ágnes Forsthoffer 9 May 2026 Incumbent Tisza Party 10
Timeline
Notes
See also List of speakers of the House of Magnates List of speakers of the House of Representatives (Hungary)
References
Sources Official website of the National Assembly of Hungary