The Minister of Justice of Hungary () is a member of the Hungarian cabinet and the head of the Ministry of Justice. , the justice minister is Márta Görög.
The position was called People's Commissar of Justice () during the Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919, Minister of Justice and Law Enforcement () from 2006 to 2010 and Minister of Public Administration and Justice () between 2010 and 2014.
Ministers of Justice (1848–1919) Hungarian Kingdom (1848–1849) Parties
Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly1Ferenc Deák(1803–1876)17 March 18482 October 1848Opposition PartyBatthyányLast Diet1 (1848)2Committee of National Defence2 October 184814 April 1849—Committee of National Defence
Hungarian State (1849) Parties
Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly1Committee of National Defence14 April 18492 May 1849—Committee of National Defence1 (1848)2Sebő Vukovics(1811–1872)2 May 184911 August 1849Opposition PartySzemere
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
Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly1Boldizsár Horvát(1822–1898)20 February 18675 June 1871Deák PartyAndrássyDP3 (1865)4 (1869)2István Bittó(1822–1903)5 June 187114 November 1871Deák PartyAndrássyDP14 November 18714 September 1872LónyayDP5 (1872)3Tivadar Pauler(1816–1886)1st term4 September 18724 December 1872Deák Party4 December 187221 March 1874SzlávyDP21 March 18742 March 1875BittóDP–BK4Béla Perczel(1819–1888)2 March 187520 October 1875Liberal PartyWenckheimSZP20 October 187530 June 1878K. TiszaSZP6 (1875)(3)Tivadar Pauler(1816–1886)2nd term30 June 187830 April 1886Liberal Party7 (1878)8 (1881)9 (1884)5Teofil Fabiny(1822–1908)30 April 18869 April 1889Liberal Party10 (1887)6Dezső Szilágyi(1840–1901)9 April 188913 March 1890Liberal Party13 March 189017 November 1892SzapárySZP11 (1892)17 November 189215 January 1895Wekerle ISZP7Sándor Erdély(1839–1922)15 January 189526 February 1899Liberal PartyBánffySZP12 (1896)8Sándor Plósz(1846–1925)26 February 189927 June 1903Liberal PartySzéllSZP13 (1901)27 June 19033 November 1903Khuen-Héderváry ISZP3 November 190318 June 1905I. Tisza ISZP9Bertalan Lányi(1851–1921)18 June 19052 April 1906Liberal PartyFejérvárySZP14 (1905)10Gusztáv Gegus(1855–1933)2 April 19068 April 1906Independent11Géza Polónyi(1848–1920)8 April 19062 February 1907F48PWekerle IIF48P–OAP–KNP–PDP15 (1906)12Antal Günther(1847–1920)2 February 190723 September 1909F48P13Sándor Wekerle(1848–1921)23 September 190917 January 1910National Constitution Party14Ferenc Székely(1842–1921)17 January 191022 April 1912National Party of WorkKhuen-Héderváry IINMP16 (1910)22 April 19124 January 1913LukácsNMP15Jenő Balogh(1864–1953)4 January 191315 June 1917National Party of WorkI. Tisza IINMP16Vilmos Vázsonyi(1868–1926)1st term15 June 191718 August 1917PDPEsterházyNMP–F48P–OAP–PDP–KNP17Károly Grecsák(1854–1924)18 August 191723 August 1917Independent23 August 191725 January 1918Wekerle IIINMP–F48P–OAP–PDP–KNP(16)Vilmos Vázsonyi(1868–1926)2nd term25 January 19188 May 1918PDP18Gusztáv Tőry(1857–1925)8 May 191831 October 1918Independent19Barna Buza(1873–1944)31 October 19184 November 1918F48P–KárolyiM. KárolyiF48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDPMNT (—)20Dénes Berinkey(1871–1944)4 November 191816 November 1918PRP
Hungarian People's Republic (1918–1919) Parties
Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly1Dénes Berinkey(1871–1944)4 November 191819 January 1919PRPM. KárolyiF48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDPMNT (—)—Dénes Berinkey(1871–1944)acting19 January 191924 January 1919BerinkeyF48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDP–OKGFP2Sándor Juhász Nagy(1883–1946)24 January 191921 March 1919F48P–Károlyi
People's Commissars of Justice (1919) Hungarian Soviet Republic (1919) Parties
Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly1Zoltán Rónai(1880–1940)serving with István Ládaifrom 5 April 191921 March 191924 June 1919MSZP/SZKMMPCentral Executive CouncilMSZP/SZKMMPTOGY (—)(1)Zoltán Rónai(1880–1940)de facto24 June 19191 August 19191István Ládai(1873–1936)serving with Zoltán Rónai5 April 191924 June 1919MSZP/SZKMMP2Péter Ágoston(1874–1925)de jure24 June 19191 August 1919SZKMMP
Counter-revolutionary governments (1919) Parties
Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly—Lajos Pálmai(1866–1937)5 May 191931 May 1919IndependentArad——Gyula Károlyi(1871–1947)acting31 May 19196 June 1919IndependentSzeged I6 June 191912 July 1919Szeged II
Ministers of Justice (1919–2006) Hungarian People's Republic (1919) Parties
Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly1Ernő Garami(1876–1935)1 August 19196 August 1919(deposed)MSZDPPeidlMSZDP—
Hungarian Republic (1919–1920) Parties
Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly—Béla Szászy(1865–1931)acting7 August 191915 August 1919IndependentFriedrichKNP/KNEP–OKGFP —1György Baloghy(1861–1931)15 August 191917 September 1919Independent2Béla Zoltán(1865–1929)17 September 191924 November 1919Independent3István Bárczy(1866–1943)24 November 191929 February 1920NDPPHuszárKNEP–OKGFP–MSZDP–NDPP
Hungarian Kingdom (1920–1946) Parties
Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly1István Bárczy(1866–1943)29 February 192015 March 1920KNEPHuszárKNEP–OKGFP–MSZDP–NDPP—2Gyula Ferdinandy(1873–1960)15 March 192019 July 1920OKGFPSimonyi-SemadamKNEP–OKGFP17 (1920)3Vilmos Pál Tomcsányi(1880–1959)19 July 192014 April 1921OKGFPTeleki IKNEP–OKGFP14 April 192116 June 1922Bethlen(KNEP–OKGFP)→EP18 (1922)4Géza Daruváry(1866–1934)16 June 192211 June 1923Independent5Emil Nagy(1871–1956)11 June 192321 February 1924EP—István Bethlen(1874–1946)acting21 February 192413 March 1924EP6Pál Pesthy(1873–1952)13 March 19248 January 1929EP19 (1926)—István Bethlen(1874–1946)acting8 January 19294 February 1929EP7Tibor Zsitvay(1884–1969)4 February 192924 August 1931EP20 (1931)24 August 19311 October 1932G. KárolyiEP–KGSZP8Andor Lázár(1882–1971)1 October 193212 October 1936NEPGömbösNEP21 (1935)12 October 19369 March 1938DarányiNEP9Ödön Mikecz(1894–1965)9 March 193814 May 1938NEP14 May 193815 November 1938ImrédyNEP10András Tasnádi Nagy(1882–1956)15 November 193816 February 1939NEP16 February 19399 November 1939Teleki IIMÉP22 (1939)11László Radocsay(1878–1968)9 November 19393 April 1941MÉP3 April 19419 March 1942BárdossyMÉP9 March 194222 March 1944(deposed)KállayMÉP12István Antal(1896–1975)22 March 194429 August 1944MÉPSztójayMÉP–MMP13Gábor Vladár(1881–1972)29 August 194416 October 1944(deposed)IndependentLakatosMÉP
Government of National Unity (1944–1945) Parties
Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly1László Budinszky(1895–1946)16 October 194428 March 1945NYKPSzálasiNYKP–MMP —
Soviet-backed provisional governments (1944–1946) Parties
Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly1Ágoston Valentiny(1888–1958)22 December 194421 July 1945MSZDPProvisional National GovernmentFKGP–MKP–MSZDP–NPP–PDPINGY (1944)2István Ries(1885–1950)21 July 194515 November 1945MSZDP15 November 19451 February 1946TildyFKGP–MKP–MSZDP–NPP23 (1945)
Hungarian Republic (1946–1949) Parties
Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly1István Ries(1885–1950)1 February 194631 May 1947MSZDPF. NagyFKGP–MKP–MSZDP–NPP23 (1945)31 May 194714 June 1948DinnyésMKP–FKGP–MSZDP–NPP24 (1947)(1)14 June 194810 December 1948MDP10 December 194820 August 1949DobiMDP–FKGP–NPP25 (1949)
Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989) Parties
Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly1István Ries(1885–1950)20 August 194917 July 1950MDPDobiMDP25 (1949)2Erik Molnár(1894–1966)1st term17 July 195014 August 1952MDP14 August 195214 November 1952RákosiMDP3Gyula Décsi(1919–1990)17 July 19502 February 1953MDP4Béla Kovács(1910–1980)2 February 19534 July 1953MDP5Ferenc Erdei(1910–1971)4 July 195330 October 1954MDPI. Nagy IMDP26 (1953)6Erik Molnár(1894–1966)2nd term30 October 195418 April 1955MDP18 April 195524 October 1956HegedüsMDP24 October 19563 November 1956I. Nagy IIMDP/MSZMP–FKGP7Ferenc Nezvál(1909–1987)9 May 195728 January 1958MSZMPKádár IMSZMP28 January 195813 September 1961MünnichMSZMP27 (1958)13 September 196130 June 1965Kádár IIMSZMP28 (1963)30 June 19657 December 1966KállaiMSZMP8Mihály Korom(1927–1993)7 December 196614 April 1967MSZMP14 April 196715 May 1975FockMSZMP29 (1967)30 (1971)15 May 197522 April 1978LázárMSZMP31 (1975)9Imre Markója(1931–2008)22 April 197825 June 1987MSZMP32 (1980)33 (1985)25 June 198729 June 1988GrószMSZMP10Kálmán Kulcsár(1928–2010)29 June 198824 November 1988MSZMP24 November 19887 October 1989Németh(MSZMP)→MSZP(10)7 October 198923 October 1989Independent
Hungarian Republic (1989–2006) Parties
Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly—Kálmán Kulcsár(1928–2010)provisional23 October 198923 May 1990IndependentNémethMSZP —1István Balsai(1947–2020)23 May 199021 December 1993MDFAntallMDF–FKGP–KDNP34 (1990)21 December 199315 July 1994BorossMDF–EKGP–KDNP2Pál Vastagh(1946–)15 July 19948 July 1998MSZPHornMSZP–SZDSZ35 (1994)3Ibolya Dávid(1954–)8 July 199827 May 2002MDFOrbán IFidesz–FKGP–MDF36 (1998)4Péter Bárándy(1949–)27 May 20024 October 2004IndependentMedgyessyMSZP–SZDSZ37 (2002)4 October 20049 June 2006Gyurcsány IMSZP–SZDSZ5József Petrétei(1958–)4 October 20049 June 2006Independent
Ministers of Justice and Law Enforcement (2006–2010) Hungarian Republic (2006–2010) Parties
Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly1József Petrétei(1958–)9 June 200631 May 2007IndependentGyurcsány IIMSZP–SZDSZ38 (2006)2Albert Takács(1955–)31 May 200717 February 2008Independent3Tibor Draskovics(1955–)17 February 200814 April 2009Independent14 April 200914 December 2009BajnaiMSZP4Imre Forgács(1949–2022)14 December 200929 May 2010Independent
Ministers of Public Administration and Justice (2010–2014) Hungarian Republic / Hungary (2010–2014) Parties
Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly1Tibor Navracsics(1966–)29 May 20106 June 2014FideszOrbán IIFidesz–KDNP39 (2010)
Ministers of Justice (2014–present) Hungary (2014–present) Parties
Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly1László Trócsányi(1956–)6 June 201418 May 2018Independent (affiliated with Fidesz)Orbán IIIFidesz–KDNP40 (2014)18 May 201830 June 2019Orbán IVFidesz–KDNP41 (2018)2Judit Varga(1980–)12 July 201924 May 2022Fidesz24 May 202231 August 2023Orbán VFidesz–KDNP42 (2022)3Bence Tuzson(1972–)1 August 202312 May 2026Fidesz4Márta Görög(1975–)13 May 2026IncumbentIndependent (affiliated with TISZA)MagyarTISZA43 (2026)
See also List of heads of state of Hungary List of prime ministers of Hungary Politics of Hungary Cabinet ministers Minister of Agriculture (Hungary) Minister of Civilian Intelligence Services (Hungary) Minister of Croatian Affairs of Hungary Minister of Defence (Hungary) Minister of Education (Hungary) Minister of Finance (Hungary) Minister of Foreign Affairs (Hungary) Minister of the Interior (Hungary) Minister of Public Works and Transport (Hungary)
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