Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary

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

The Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary was created following the founding of the People's Republic of Hungary. Along with the state itself, it was dissolved on 23 October 1989. Council of Ministers was the government of Hungary during communist control.

The Council of Ministers consisted of the Chairman (literally meaning premier), 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 People's Republic of Hungary, elected and relieved the chairmans and ministers of their duties.

List

• 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 1987-23 November 1988)
• Miklós Németh (23 November 1988-23 October 1989)