Council of Ministers of the Hungarian People's Republic

Council of Ministers

Agency overview
Formed	20 August 1949
Dissolved	23 October 1989
Superseding agency	Modern government
Jurisdiction	Hungarian People's Republic
Headquarters	Budapest

The Council of Ministers of the Hungarian People's Republic was the cabinet of Hungary during the era of Communist rule. It was created in 1949, with the enactment of a new constitution that formally created the People's Republic of Hungary. Along with the state itself, it was abolished in 1989.

The Council of Ministers consisted of the Chairman (Prime Minister), deputy chairmen, ministers of state, head of ministries and the Chairman of the National Planning Board. The Parliament of Hungary, upon the recommendation of the Presidential Council of the Hungarian People's Republic, elected and relieved the chairman and ministers of their duties.

List of Chairmen

Name	Entered Office	Left Office
István Dobi	20 August 1949	14 August 1952
Mátyás Rákosi	14 August 1952	4 July 1953
Imre Nagy	4 July 1953	18 April 1955
András Hegedüs	18 April 1955	24 October 1956
Imre Nagy	24 October 1956	4 November 1956
János Kádár	4 November 1956	28 January 1958
Ferenc Münnich	28 January 1958	13 September 1961
János Kádár	13 September 1961	30 June 1965
Gyula Kállai	30 June 1965	14 April 1967
Jenő Fock	14 April 1967	15 May 1975
György Lázár	15 May 1975	25 June 1987
Károly Grósz	25 June 1987	24 November 1988
Miklós Németh	24 November 1988	23 October 1989