The minister of defence of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország honvédelmi minisztere) is a member of the Government of Hungary and the head of the Ministry of Defence. The defence minister appoints the Chief of General Staff of the Hungarian Defence Forces. The current defence minister is Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi.
The position was called People's Commissar of War (Hungarian: hadügyi népbiztos) during the Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919 and Minister of War (Hungarian: hadügyminiszter) during two short periods of Hungarian history: at the time of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and during a very short chaotic term (less than two years) after World War I, when three political transformations took place.
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Ministers of War (1848–1849)
Hungarian Kingdom (1848–1849)
Parties
Opposition Party
Peace Party
Military
Hungarian State (1849)
Parties
Peace Party
Military
After the collapse of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, the Hungarian Kingdom became an integral part of the Austrian Empire until 1867, when dual Austro-Hungarian Monarchy was created.
Ministers of Defence (1867–1918)
From 1867 to 1918 there was a Honvédministerium responsible for the military of the Hungarian half of Austria-Hungary and a Ministry of Defence for the military of the Austrian half, along with a Ministry of War with responsibility for Austria-Hungary as a whole.
Hungarian Kingdom (1867–1918)
Parties
Deák Party/Liberal Party/National Party of Work
National Constitution Party
FÜG48–Károlyi
Independent
Ministers of War (1918–1919)
Hungarian Kingdom (1918)
Parties
Independent
Hungarian People's Republic (1918–1919)
Parties
FÜG48–Károlyi
MSZDP
Independent
People's Commissars of War (1919)
Hungarian Soviet Republic (1919)
Parties
MSZP/SZKMMP
Parties
Independent
Ministers of War (1919–1920)
Hungarian People's Republic (1919)
Parties
MSZDP
Hungarian Republic (1919–1920)
Parties
KNEP
Independent
Ministers of Defence (1920–present)
Hungarian Kingdom (1920–1946)
Parties
KNEP
EP–NEP–MÉP
Independent
Parties
Independent
Parties
Independent
Hungarian Republic (1946–1949)
Parties
FKGP
NPP
MKP-MDP
Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989)
Parties
MDP-MSZMP
MSZP
Hungarian Republic / Hungary (1989–present)
Parties
MSZP
Fidesz
MDF
KDNP
FKGP
TISZA
Independent