List of speakers of the House of Magnates

The Speaker of the House of Magnates (Hungarian: A Mágnások Házának elnöke) was the presiding officer of the House of Magnates, the upper chamber of the Diet of Hungary.

Speaker of House of Magnates
A Mágnások Házának elnöke
Longest serving
György Mailáth junior
22 March 1867 – 29 March 1883
House of Magnates
TypeSpeaker
Member ofDiet of Hungary
Formation25 June 1848
First holderGyörgy Mailáth senior
Final holderJenő Rátz
Abolished28 March 1945

The House of Magnates was initially established during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, and existed with interruptions between 1848 and 1918.

List of officeholders

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1848–1918

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Parties   Conservative Party   Opposition Party   Deák Party/Liberal Party/National Party of Work   National Constitution Party

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party
1   György Mailáth senior
(1786–1861)
25 June 1848 31 December 1848 Conservative Party
2   Zsigmond Perényi
(1783–1849)
1 January 1849 11 August 1849 Opposition Party
The National Assembly was disbanded (11 August 1849 – 6 April 1861)
3   György Apponyi
(1808–1899)
6 April 1861 22 August 1861 Conservative Party
The National Assembly was disbanded (22 August 1861 – 9 December 1865)
4   Pál Sennyey
(1822–1888)
9 December 1865 22 March 1867 Deák Party
5   György Mailáth junior
(1818–1883)
22 March 1867 29 March 1883 Conservative Party
6   László Szőgyény-Marich
(1806–1893)
25 May 1883 7 December 1884 Liberal Party
(4)   Pál Sennyey
(1822–1888)
16 December 1884 3 January 1888
7   Miklós Vay
(1802–1894)
17 January 1888 13 May 1894
8   József Szlávy
(1818–1900)
16 September 1894 3 October 1896 Liberal Party
9   Vilmos Tóth
(1832–1898)
22 November 1896 14 June 1898 Liberal Party
10   Tibor Károlyi
(1843–1904)
17 June 1898 2 October 1900 Liberal Party
11   Albin Csáky
(1841–1912)
2 October 1900 19 February 1906 Liberal Party
12   Aurél Dessewffy
(1846–1928)
17 May 1906 10 February 1910
(11)   Albin Csáky
(1841–1912)
18 June 1910 21 September 1912 National Party of Work
13   Samu Jósika
(1848–1923)
21 September 1912 19 June 1917 National Party of Work
14   Endre Hadik-Barkóczy
(1862–1931)
19 June 1917 22 June 1918 National Constitution Party
15   Gyula Wlassics
(1852–1937)
22 June 1918 16 November 1918 National Constitution Party

During the First Hungarian Republic the House of Magnates was replaced by the National Council. During the Hungarian Soviet Republic it was replaced by the National Assembly of Soviets. During the Kingdom of Hungary it was replaced by a unicameral National Assembly between 1920 and 1927. It was re-established between 1927 and 1945.

1927–1945

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office
(15)   Gyula Wlassics
(1852–1937)
31 January 1927 8 March 1935
16   Bertalan Széchényi
(1866–1943)
1 May 1935 3 June 1943
17   Zsigmond Perényi
(1870–1946)
23 October 1943 3 November 1944
18   Jenő Rátz
(1882–1952)
8 November 1944 28 March 1945

See also

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Sources

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  • [1] Official website of the National Assembly of Hungary (in Hungarian)