List of speakers of the House of Representatives (Hungary)

The Speaker of the House of Representatives (Hungarian: A képviselőház elnöke) was the presiding officer of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet of Hungary.

Speaker of House of Representatives
A képviselőház elnöke
Longest serving
Tamás Péchy
13 April 1880 – 20 February 1892
House of Representatives
TypeSpeaker
Member ofDiet of Hungary
Formation10 July 1848
First holderDénes Pázmándy
Final holderAndrás Tasnádi Nagy
Abolished29 March 1945

The House of Representatives 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   Opposition Party/Resolution Party/Independence Party   Deák Party/Liberal Party/National Party of Work

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party
1   Dénes Pázmándy
(1816–1856)
10 July 1848 9 January 1849 Opposition Party
2   Pál Almásy
(1818–1882)
9 January 1849 2 July 1849 Opposition Party
  László Palóczy
(1783–1861)
acting
9 January 1849 11 August 1849 Opposition Party
The National Assembly was disbanded (11 August 1849 – 17 April 1861)
3   Kálmán Ghyczy
(1808–1888)
17 April 1861 22 August 1861 Resolution Party
The National Assembly was disbanded (22 August 1861 – 20 December 1865)
4   Károly Szentiványi
(1802–1877)
20 December 1865 22 April 1869 Deák Party
5   Pál Somssich
(1811–1888)
1 May 1869 3 September 1872 Deák Party
6   István Bittó
(1822–1903)
10 September 1872 21 March 1874 Deák Party
7   Béla Perczel
(1819–1888)
24 March 1874 3 March 1875 Deák Party
8   Kálmán Ghyczy
(1808–1888)
5 March 1875 2 April 1879 Liberal Party
9   József Szlávy
(1818–1900)
2 April 1879 12 April 1880 Liberal Party
10   Tamás Péchy
(1828–1897)
13 April 1880 20 February 1892 Liberal Party
11   Dezső Bánffy
(1843–1911)
25 February 1892 14 January 1895 Liberal Party
12   Dezső Szilágyi
(1840–1901)
19 January 1895 9 December 1898 Liberal Party
  József Madarász
(1814–1915)
acting
17 December 1898 2 March 1899 Independence Party
13   Dezső Perczel
(1848–1913)
2 March 1899 26 October 1901 Liberal Party
14   Albert Apponyi
(1846–1933)
31 October 1901 6 November 1903 Liberal Party
15   Dezső Perczel
(1848–1913)
6 November 1903 17 February 1905 Liberal Party
16   Gyula Justh
(1850–1917)
21 February 1905 12 November 1909 Independence Party
17   Sándor Gál
(1868–1937)
13 November 1909 23 June 1910 Independence Party
18   Albert Berzeviczy
(1853–1936)
30 June 1910 7 November 1911 National Party of Work
19   Lajos Návay
(1870–1919)
9 November 1911 21 May 1912 National Party of Work
20   István Tisza
(1861–1918)
22 May 1912 10 June 1913 National Party of Work
21   Pál Beőthy
(1866–1921)
13 June 1913 28 June 1917 National Party of Work
22   Károly Szász
(1865–1950)
3 July 1917 16 November 1918 National Party of Work

During the First Hungarian Republic the House of Representatives 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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Parties   EPNEPMÉP

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party
23   Tibor Zsitvay
(1884–1969)
31 January 1927 5 February 1929 EP
24   László Almásy
(1869–1936)
7 February 1929 27 October 1932 EP
(24) 27 October 1932 29 April 1935 NEP
25   Sándor Sztranyavszky
(1882–1942)
1 May 1935 17 May 1938 NEP
26   Gyula Kornis
(1885–1958)
20 May 1938 1 December 1938 NEP
27   Kálmán Darányi
(1886–1939)
5 December 1938 2 February 1939 NEP
(27) 2 February 1939 1 November 1939 MÉP
28   András Tasnádi Nagy
(1882–1956)
1 November 1939 29 March 1945 MÉP

See also

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Sources

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