Governments of Imre Nagy

Third Cabinet of Imre Nagy
Third Cabinet of Imre Nagy
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1956
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Date formed	3 November 1956
Date dissolved	4 November 1956 (de facto) 12 November 1956 (de jure) at refuge until 22 November 1956
People and organisations
Chairman of the Presidential Council	István Dobi
Chairman of the Council of Ministers	Imre Nagy
No. of ministers	12
Member party	Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party Independent Smallholders' Party Social Democratic Party Petőfi Party
Opposition party	Numerous reconstituted parties
History
Incoming formation	Government reshuffle
Outgoing formation	Soviet invasion
Predecessor	I. Nagy II
Successor	Kádár I

Second Cabinet of Imre Nagy
Second Cabinet of Imre Nagy
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1956
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Date formed	24 October 1956
Date dissolved	3 November 1956
People and organisations
Chairman of the Presidential Council	István Dobi
First Secretary of the MDP/MSZMP	Ernő Gerő (–25 Oct.) János Kádár (25 Oct.–)
Chairman of the Council of Ministers	Imre Nagy
Deputy Chairmen of the Council of Ministers	Antal Apró; Ferenc Erdei; József Bognár (27 Oct.–); András Hegedüs (–27 Oct.); István Hidas (–27 Oct.); György Marosán (–27 Oct.); József Mekis (–27 Oct.);
Minister of State	Zoltán Tildy Géza Losonczy János Kádár
No. of ministers	33
Total no. of members	45
Member party	Hungarian Working People's Party from 31 October: Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party from 27 October: Independent Smallholders' Party
Opposition party	(extraparliamentary) from 31 October: Social Democratic Party Petőfi Party numerous reconstituted parties
History
Incoming formation	Outbreak of the Hungarian Revolution
Outgoing formation	Government reshuffle
Predecessor	Hegedüs
Successor	I. Nagy III

First Cabinet of Imre Nagy
First Cabinet of Imre Nagy
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1953–1955
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Date formed	4 July 1953
Date dissolved	18 April 1955
People and organisations
Chairman of the Presidential Council	István Dobi
First Secretary of the Hungarian Working People's Party	Mátyás Rákosi
Chairman of the Council of Ministers	Imre Nagy
Deputy Chairmen of the Council of Ministers	Ernő Gerő András Hegedüs Antal Apró (–1953) István Hidas (1954–)
No. of ministers	29
Total no. of members	37
Member party	Hungarian Working People's Party (as part of Patriotic People's Front)
Status in legislature	Total control 298 / 298 (100%)
Opposition party	None (one-party state)
History
Election	1953
Predecessor	Rákosi
Successor	Hegedüs

Imre Nagy first became Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Hungarian People's Republic (Prime Minister of Hungary) on 4 July 1953 upon the resignation of Mátyás Rákosi, forming a government more moderate than that of his predecessor which attempted to reform the system.^[1] However, Rákosi remained First Secretary of the ruling Hungarian Working People's Party, and he was ultimately able to use his influence to force Nagy out of office in April 1955.

After the outbreak of the Hungarian Revolution on 23 October 1956, Nagy was reinstated as prime minister the next day as a result of intense popular demand. As the Revolution progressed his government made moves towards a multi-party system, admitting non-Communist politicians to power and reforming the ruling Hungarian Working People's Party into the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party.^[2] On 3 November Nagy formed a third government with a Communist minority including all the members of the post-war coalition parties: the Independent Smallholders' Party, the Social Democratic Party, and Petőfi Party.^[3]

However, the very next day the Soviet Union launched a massive military invasion of Hungary, deposing Nagy and installing a new Communist government under János Kádár. Nagy and his cabinet were granted asylum in the Yugoslav Embassy in Budapest, where they refused to resign and recognize the new regime. Kádár would not arrive in Budapest until 7 November and his government would not be confirmed until 12 November, and a standoff ensued.^[4] Nagy and his group were finally convinced to leave the Embassy on 22 November under a promise of safe conduct from Kádár, but they were promptly arrested upon leaving the building. Nagy would be executed after a show trial on the order of Kádár in June 1958, and would not be rehabilitated until the end of Communism in Hungary in 1989.

First government (1953–1955)

Government of Hungary (4 July 1953 – 18 April 1955)
Position	Person	Party		Took office	Left office
Prime Minister	Imre Nagy		MDP	4 July 1953	18 April 1955
Deputy Prime Minister	Ernő Gerő		MDP	←	→
	András Hegedüs		MDP	4 July 1953	18 April 1955
	Antal Apró		MDP	4 July 1953	18 November 1953
	István Hidas		MDP	30 October 1954	→
Foreign Minister	János Boldóczki		MDP	4 July 1953	→
Interior Minister	Ernő Gerő		MDP	4 July 1953	6 July 1954
Interior Minister	László Piros		MDP	6 July 1954	→
Defense Minister	István Bata		MDP	4 July 1953	→
Justice Minister	Ferenc Erdei		None	4 July 1953	30 October 1954
Justice Minister	Erik Molnár		MDP	30 October 1954	→
Minister of State Farms	György Pogácsás		MDP	30 October 1954	→
Minister of Collection	József Tisza		MDP	←	6 July 1954
Minister of Collection	András Szobek		MDP	6 July 1954	→
Minister of Trade	József Bognár		None	4 July 1953	→
Minister of Health	Sándor Zsoldos		MDP	←	1 February 1955
Minister of Health	József Román		MDP	19 February 1955	→
Agriculture Minister	András Hegedüs		MDP	4 July 1953	30 October 1954
Agriculture Minister	Ferenc Erdei		None	30 October 1954	→
Finance Minister	Károly Olt		MDP	←	→
Culture Minister	József Darvas		None	4 July 1953	→
Education Minister	Tibor Erdey-Grúz		MDP	4 July 1953	→
Minister of Construction	Lajos Szijártó		MDP	←	→
Minister of Food	Iván Altomáré		MDP	←	→
Minister of Metallurgy and Machinery	Mihály Zsofinyecz		MDP	←	9 October 1954
Minister of Metallurgy and Machinery	János Csergő		MDP	9 October 1954	→
Minister of Light Industry	Árpád Kiss		MDP	←	30 October 1954
Minister of Light Industry	Béla Szalai		MDP	30 October 1954	→
Minister of Transport	Lajos Bebrits		MDP	←	→
Minister of Foreign Trade	László Háy		MDP	6 July 1954	→
Minister of Heavy Industry	István Hidas		MDP	9 October 1954	→
Minister of Coal Mining	Sándor Czottner		MDP	9 October 1954	→
Minister of Urban and Village Management	János Szabó		MDP	29 January 1954	→
Chemical and Energy Minister	István Hidas		MDP	9 October 1954	30 October 1954
Chemical and Energy Minister	Árpád Kiss		MDP	30 October 1954	→
Director of the National Planning Office	Béla Szalai		MDP	←	30 October 1954
Director of the National Planning Office	Andor Berei		MDP	30 October 1954	→

Second government (24 October–3 November 1956)

Government of Hungary (24 October – 3 November 1956)
Position	Person	Party		Took office	Left office
Prime Minister	Imre Nagy		MDP/MSZMP	24 October 1956	3 November 1956
Deputy Prime Minister	András Hegedüs		MDP	24 October 1956	27 October 1956
	Antal Apró		MDP	←	3 November 1956
	István Hidas		MDP	←	27 October 1956
	Ferenc Erdei		None	←	3 November 1956
	György Marosán		MDP	←	27 October 1956
	József Mekis		MDP	←	27 October 1956
	József Bognár		None	27 October 1956	3 November 1956
Minister of State	Zoltán Tildy		FKGP	27 October 1956	→
	Géza Losonczy		MDP/MSZMP	30 October 1956	→
	János Kádár		MSZMP	30 October 1956	→
Foreign Minister	Imre Horváth		MDP/MSZMP	←	2 November 1956
Foreign Minister	Imre Nagy		MSZMP	2 November 1956	→
Interior Minister	László Piros		MDP	←	27 October 1956
Interior Minister	Ferenc Münnich		MDP/MSZMP	27 October 1956	3 November 1956
Defense Minister	István Bata		MDP	←	27 October 1956
Defense Minister	Károly Janza		MDP/MSZMP	27 October 1956	3 November 1956
Justice Minister	Erik Molnár		MDP	←	3 November 1956
Minister of State Farms	György Pogácsás		MDP	←	27 October 1956
Minister of State Farms	Miklós Ribiánszky		MDP/MSZMP	27 October 1956	3 November 1956
Minister of Collection	András Szobek		MDP/MSZMP	←	3 November 1956
Minister of Trade	József Bognár		None	←	3 November 1956
Agriculture Minister	János Matolcsi		MDP	←	27 October 1956
Agriculture Minister	Béla Kovács		FKGP	27 October 1956	→
Finance Minister	István Kossa		MDP/MSZMP	←	3 November 1956
Minister of Internal Trade	János Tausz		MDP/MSZMP	←	3 November 1956
Minister of Health	József Román		MDP/MSZMP	←	27 October 1956
Minister of Health	Antal Babics		MDP/MSZMP	27 October 1956	3 November 1956
Culture Minister	József Darvas		None	←	27 October 1956
Culture Minister	György Lukács		MDP/MSZMP	27 October 1956	3 November 1956
Education Minister	Albert Kónya		MDP	←	3 November 1956
Minister of Construction	Lajos Szijártó		MDP	←	27 October 1956
Minister of Food	Rezső Nyers		MDP/MSZMP	←	3 November 1956
Minister of Metallurgy and Machinery	János Csergő		MDP	←	3 November 1956
Minister of Light Industry	Jolán Sarka		MDP	←	3 November 1956
Minister of Transport	Lajos Bebrits		MDP	←	29 October 1956
Minister of Transport	György Csánadi		MDP/MSZMP	29 October 1956	3 November 1956
Minister of Foreign Trade	József Bognár		None	←	3 November 1956
Minister of Mines and Energy	Sándor Czottner		MDP	←	31 October 1956
Minister of Urban and Village Management	János Szabó		MDP	←	27 October 1956
Minister of Urban and Village Management	Ferenc Nezvál		MDP/MSZMP	27 October 1956	3 November 1956
Chemical and Energy Minister	Gergely Szabó		MDP/MSZMP	←	3 November 1956
Director of the National Planning Office	Andor Berei		MDP	←	27 October 1956
Director of the National Planning Office	Árpád Kiss		MDP/MSZMP	27 October 1956	3 November 1956

Third government (3–4/12 November 1956)

Government of Hungary (3 November 1956 – 4/12 November 1956)
Position	Person	Party
Prime Minister	Imre Nagy		MSZMP
Foreign Minister	Imre Nagy		MSZMP
Defense Minister	Pál Maléter		MSZMP
Minister of State	Zoltán Tildy		FKGP
	Béla Kovács		FKGP
	István B. Szabó		FKGP
	Anna Kéthly		MSZDP
	Gyula Kelemen		MSZDP
	József Fischer		MSZDP
	István Bibó		PP
	Ferenc Farkas		PP
	Géza Losonczy		MSZMP
	János Kádár		MSZMP

References

^ “Crisis and a Search for Solutions.” Hungary 1953-1963, Lesson 1. The Institute for the History of the 1956 Revolution, [1].
^ “Revolution and Struggle for Liberation.” Hungary 1953-1963, Lesson 2. The Institute for the History of the 1956 Revolution, [2].
^ “The Days of Freedom.” Hungary 1953-1963, Lesson 3. The Institute for the History of the 1956 Revolution, [3].
^ “Occupation and Resistance.” Hungary 1953-1963, Lesson 4. The Institute for the History of the 1956 Revolution, [4].

[1] “Crisis and a Search for Solutions.” Hungary 1953-1963, Lesson 1. The Institute for the History of the 1956 Revolution, [1].

[2] “Revolution and Struggle for Liberation.” Hungary 1953-1963, Lesson 2. The Institute for the History of the 1956 Revolution, [2].

[3] “The Days of Freedom.” Hungary 1953-1963, Lesson 3. The Institute for the History of the 1956 Revolution, [3].

[4] “Occupation and Resistance.” Hungary 1953-1963, Lesson 4. The Institute for the History of the 1956 Revolution, [4].

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First Cabinet of Imre Nagy
Cabinet of Hungary
1953–1955

Date formed	4 July 1953 (1953-07-04)
Date dissolved	18 April 1955 (1955-04-18)
People and organisations
Chairman of the Presidential Council	István Dobi
First Secretary of the Hungarian Working People's Party	Mátyás Rákosi
Chairman of the Council of Ministers	Imre Nagy
Deputy Chairmen of the Council of Ministers	Ernő Gerő András Hegedüs Antal Apró (–1953) István Hidas (1954–)
No. of ministers	29
Total no. of members	37
Member party	Hungarian Working People's Party (as part of Patriotic People's Front)
Status in legislature	Total control 298 / 298 (100%)
Opposition party	None (one-party state)
History
Election	1953
Predecessor	Rákosi
Successor	Hegedüs