Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary

The minister of foreign affairs of Hungary is a member of the Hungarian cabinet and the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The current foreign minister is Péter Szijjártó. The position was called People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs during the Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919 and Minister besides the King between 1848 and 1918, except in 1849 when Hungary declared its independence from the Austrian Empire. During the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (1867–1918) the two countries also had a joint Minister of Foreign Affairs. Ministers besides the king (1848) Hungarian Kingdom (1848) Parties