1. By: Benedict Gombocz

2.  First democratically elected Hungarian
Prime Minister; served from 23 May 1990
until his death on 12 December 1993
 Born 8 April 1932 in Budapest; died 12
December 1993 in Budapest
 Leader of Hungarian Democratic Forum
(Magyar Demokrata Fórum, MDF) from
1989 until 1993
 Graduated from Budapest Piarist High
School in 1950
 Was interested in politics early on, but
understandably enough, did not pursue
his political career during the communist
regime
 Went on to study Hungarian language
and literature at Eötvös Loránd
University as well as history and
archival science

3.  Prime Minister of Hungary from 12
December 1993 until 15 July 1994
 Born 27 August 1928 in Nagybajom
 Came to power when previous PM
József Antall died; held office until
coalition was defeated in 1994
parliamentary election by Socialist
Party candidate Gyula Horn, who led
MSZP-SZDSZ coalition with his victory
 Has served as political advisor to PM
Viktor Orbán
 Was MP for three years between 2006
and 2009; was long seen as supporter
of MDF leader Ibolya Dávid

4.  Prime Minister of Hungary from 15 July 1994
until 8 July 1998
 Born 5 July 1932 in Budapest; died 19 June
2013 in Budapest
 Defeated Péter Boross in 1994 parliamentary
election, leading MSZP into a significant
victory and an increase in number of seats
in the Parliament from 33 to 209 and a
coalition with SZDSZ
 Remembered as playing a major role in the
dismantling of the Iron Curtain and for
contributing to German reunification, and
for Bokros package, the largest fiscal
austerity programme in post-communist
Hungary; it was launched under his tenure in
1995
 Was denied the Magyar Köztársaság
Érdemrendjének Polgári Tagozata prize by
President László Sólyom, who refused to
award it to him because Horn had not
changed his views on the 1956 uprising

5.  Prime Minister of Hungary from 8 July
1998 until 27 May 2002; is also current
Prime Minister since 29 May 2010 and
currently leader of Fidesz
 Born 31 May 1963 in Székesfehérvár
 Won 1998 parliamentary election against
Gyula Horn and formed coalition with
MDF
 Lost 2002 parliamentary election against
MSZP candidate Péter Medgyessy; was
opposition candidate in 2006
parliamentary election, after which
MSZP lost majority because their lying
scam was unraveled even before
 Led Fidesz to significant victory in 2010
parliamentary election, winning 52.73%
of the votes and two-thirds majority in
alliance with KDNP, placing Fidesz far
ahead of MSZP and newcomers Jobbik
and LMP, effectively ending eight years
in opposition

6.  Prime Minister of Hungary from 27 May
2002 until 29 September 2004
 Born 19 October 1942 in Budapest
 Won 2002 parliamentary election against
Viktor Orbán and continued coalition
with SZDSZ
 Resigned 25 August 2004 due to disputes
with SZDSZ, but remained caretaker PM
over 30-day period as per Constitution
and a few extra days until Parliament
confirmed his successor Ferenc
Gyurcsány
 Graduated from Corvinus University of
Budapest (then Karl Marx University of
Economic Sciences); graduated in 1966
and returned to earn his doctorate
 Is fluent in French and Romanian and
knowledgeable in English and Russian

7.  Prime Minister of Hungary from 29
September 2004 until 14 April 2009
 Born 4 June 1961 in Pápa
 Became PM after Péter Medgyessy’s
resignation after being elected with 197
votes in favor and only 12 votes opposed,
with majority of opposition in Parliament
not voting
 Led MSZP to victory in 2006 parliamentary
election and won another term as PM
 His ability to govern was questioned by
opposition parties, in particular Fidesz,
when he withheld information about the
budget in his re-election campaign; it was
revealed only a month after the elections of
2006 that he confessed his party had lied to
win re-election, and had not done anything
worth mentioning in their previous four
years of ruling Parliament
 Is criticised for using obscene and offensive
language in his speeches; subsequently
attempted to make this subject irrelevant

8.  Prime Minister of Hungary from 14
April 2009 until 29 May 2010
 Born 5 March 1968 in Szeged
 Elected PM with 204 votes in favor
with eight abstentions; remaining
MPs declined to vote
 Became PM when Parliament
successfully passed vote of no
confidence against Ferenc
Gyurcsány, who resigned on 28
March, even though his resignation
was not effective until 14 April
 Chose not to run in 2010
parliamentary election; Attila
Mesterházy became MSZP’s
candidate for that election