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The government's list of members (kormany.hu) gives titles in Hungarian; the English titles here are translations. Party affiliations are from Wikipedia. Wikipedia dates the government 13 May 2026; AP reports the ministers were sworn in on 12 May.

Head of state
András BakaPresident of the Republic
Head of government
Péter MagyarPrime Minister · since 9 May 2026
System
Parliamentary republicCapital: Budapest
UN e-government rank
59 of 193EGDI 2024

Hungary is a parliamentary republic[1]. The head of state is President of the Republic András Baka[3][4]. The government is led by Prime Minister Péter Magyar, in office since 12 May 2026[5][6]. Govpedia records 17 members of its cabinet.

At a glance[2]

Capital
Budapest
Region
Central Europe
Area
93,028 km²
Language
Hungarian
Currency
Hungarian forint (Ft)
People
Hungarian
Borders
Austria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine
Calling code
+36
Internet domain
.hu

Leadership

Who leads the state

Head of state

Verified

András Baka

President of the Republic · 19 Aug 2026 – present[3][4]

Took office after a constitutional amendment ended President Tamás Sulyok's mandate on 20 July 2026; Fidesz contests the amendment's legitimacy.

Head of government

Verified

Péter Magyar

Prime Minister · 9 May 2026 – present[5][6]

In government: Tisza (single-party majority, with independent ministers)

Executive

Magyar Government

17 of 17 verified on official pages

Cabinet seats by party

Tisza (single-party majority, with independent ministers)[7][8]

  • Tisza13
  • Independent4

Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.

Digital government

Digital government, measured

UN E-Government Development Index[10]

2024

0.804rank 59 of 193

  • Online services0.714
  • Human capital0.870
  • Telecom infrastructure0.828

Record of changes

Timeline

  1. 19 Aug 2026

    András Baka, elected by the National Assembly on 11 August 2026, takes office as President of the Republic.[4][9]

    Sourced

  2. 20 Jul 2026

    President Tamás Sulyok's mandate ends under a constitutional amendment passed by the Tisza majority; Fidesz contests the early termination as illegitimate. The Speaker exercises the president's powers in the interim.[4][9]

    Sourced

  3. 12 May 2026

    The ministers of the Magyar Government are appointed and sworn in.[8]

    Sourced

  4. 9 May 2026

    After Tisza won the general election of 12 April 2026, the National Assembly elects Péter Magyar Prime Minister, succeeding Viktor Orbán.[6]

    Sourced

Evidence

Sources

How Govpedia verifies
  1. [1]
    List of countries by system of government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  2. [2]
    World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)

    Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026

  3. [3]
    Sándor-palota: Office of the President of the Republic

    Office of the President of HungaryOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  4. [4]
    Hungarian parliament elects new president after dismissal of Orbán ally

    The Kyiv IndependentNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026

  5. [5]
    A kormány tagjai (Members of the Government)

    Government of HungaryOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  6. [6]
    2026 Hungarian parliamentary election

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026

  7. [7]
    Magyar Government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026

  8. [8]
    Ministers take office in Hungary's first non-Orbán government in 16 years

    Associated Press via WTOPNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026

  9. [9]
    President of Hungary

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026

  10. [10]
    UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data

    United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026