Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Republic of Hungary/ Magyar Köztársaság/ Magyarorszag
(Female suffrage 1918/45) Formerly a part of the Autro-Hungarian Empire
became an independent Republic 1918, was a Kingdom without a King 1920-45 and
has been a republic since 1945.
Also
see Hungary Heads and Hungary Parliament
In
Hungary family-names are used before the given name. Married women can chose
different combinations of their own and their husbands’ names.
1918-19 Member of the Governing National Council of the Fifteen Schwimmer Rosika
Concurrently with her membership in
the Provisorial Government she was Plenipotentiary
Minister to Switzerland
1918-19
as the first female on
ambassadorial level in
the world, from 1920 in exile in USA. She lived (1877-1948)
1949-53
Minister of Health and Welfare Ratkó Ana
1950-58
Deputy Minister of Education Dr. Jóboní Magda
In 1958-89 Director General of the National Library.
1951
Deputy Minister of Light Industry Józefné Nagy/ Nagy Jolán Szanka
1952-55 Deputy Chairperson of the National Planning Committee
1955-56 Minister of Light Industry
1956-71 Minister of Light Industry
1956
Minister of State and Minister of Social Affairs Kéthly Anna
Vice-President of the National Assembly
1944-48,
Vice-President of
the Revolutionary Council in Strassbourg (Government-in-exile) 1956-ca.76, Chief of
Social Democratic Party and Leader-in-exile in
1956
of the Party, in witch she had been a
leading figure before World War II. The party was member of the Socialist
International. Died in exile in Paris and lived (1889-1976)
1958-61 Minister of Education and Culture Benke Valéria
1967-71 Member of President's Council
1970-85 Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party
President of the Radio/TV-Corporation
1954-58.
1967-71
Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade
1971-82 Minister of Light Industry Jánosné Keserű / Keserű Bérci Etelka
Co-President of the Chamber of Commerce
1982-89.
1975-85
Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade Lájosné Selmezi
Circa
1982 State Secretary for The Central Office of Statistics Ferencné Nyitrai
1984-89
Deputy Premier Minister Dr. Csehák Judit
1987-90 Minister of Social Affairs and Health
1987-90 Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party
2002-03 Minister of Health, Social- and Family Affairs
Leading Member of the Socialist Party and MP from the 1980s. (b. 1940-)
1990
State Secretary of Finance Botos Katalin
1990-93 Minister without Portfolio of the Bank System
1990-94
Government Spokesperson and Cabinet Member Juhasz Judit
1990-91
Deputy State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Tádé Alödy
Ambassador to Greece
1991-95 and to United Kingdom
from 1995.
1990-92
State Secretary of Environment Dr. Tarjan Anna
Secretary General of Independent Smallholders' Party
1989-90, Member
of Political Parliamentary Committee
1989-90 and MP from 1990. (b. 1932-)
1990-94
State Secretary of Education and Culture Honti María
1994-98 State Secretary of Education and Culture
1992
Government Commissioner and State Secretary Barsi Etelka
1992-94
Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Head of Hungarian Democratic Forum Parliamentary Faction
1990-92. Ambassador to
Austria 2000-2003, Member of the European Parliament 2004-2009 and Government
Commissioner for the EU Danube Strategy from 2010. (b. 1941-)
1992-94
State Secretary of Environment and Rural Development Laszlóné Tarján
1992-94
State Secretary of Social Affairs Dr. Pusztai Erzsébet
1998-2001 State Secretary of Health
Held a leading position in the Socialist group of the Parliament
1994-98.
(b. 1952-)
1994-95
Minister of Labour Kovács Kósa Magda
Acting Vice-President of the Socialist Party in 196, of witch she had been a
leading member since the 1970ies. (b. 1940- )
1994-96
State Secretary of Justice Dr. Csiha Judith
1996-98 Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Privatization
1994-98
State Secretary of Environmental Protection Dr. Szili
Katalin
Deputy Speaker of the Országülé (National Assembly)
1994-98
State Secretary of Industry, Trade and Tourism Asztalos Ildikó
1994-98 State Secretary of Justice
1998-2002 Minister of Justice Dr. Dávid Ibolya
Lader of Hungarian
Democratic, MDF
1999-2010, Vice-President of the National Assembly 2002-06
until she lost her seat as the party only got one MP elected (b. 1954-).
1998-99 State Secretary of Interest Conciliation Dr. Solösné Mária Dobos
2000-04 State Secretary of Social and Family Affairs
1999-2000 State Secretary in the Premier Minister’s Office Mikes Éva
1999-2002 Government Commissioner and State Secretary for European
Affairs Dr. Hankiss
Ágnes
1999-2001 State Secretary of Environment Dr. Kisss Edit
(b. 1968-)
2001-2002 State Secretary of Environment Dr. Boda Ilona
2001-2002 State Secretary of Economic Affairs Dr. Nagy Róza
2001-2002 State Secretary of Social and Family Affairs Dr. Molnár Ilona
2002-06 Minister of Interior Dr. Lamperth Mónika (Third in Cabinet
until 2004)
2006-07 Minister of Local Government and Regional Development
2007-08 Minister of Welfare and Labour
Deputy Leader of the Parliamentary Group of the Hungarian Socialist Party
1994-98 and
1998-2000 its Vice-President.The Ministry of Interior was abolished in 2006.
Leader of the Executive Bureau of the
Leader of the Leader of the Socialist Party (Prime Minister Gyurcsany)
2002-03 Minister of Environmental Protection and Water Kóródi Mária
2002-04
State Secretary of Health, Social- and Family Affairs
2004-06 Minister of Family, Children and Equality
2006-09 Minister of Foreign Affairs (Second in Cabinet)
2002-03
State Secretary of Health,
Social and Family Affairs
Dr. Jakab Ferencné
2003-10 Titular
Secretary of State
Also known as Zsuzsanna Jakab.
2003-04
State Secretary of Health, Social and Family Affairs Dr. Vojnik
Mária
2009-10 State Secretary of Health
2005-06 State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Márta Fekszi Horváth
2006-09 Senior State Secretary
A diplomat since 1977 she was Chief of Cabinet
of the Foreign Ministry in 2009 and Ambassador to the United Nations in 2010.
2006-07 State Secretary of Health Horváth Ágnes
2007-08 Minister of Health
At first she was acting after the resignation of her predecessor until she was permanently appointed to the position.
When she was fired in 2008, the liberal party left the government.
2006-09 State Secretary of Education and Culture Katalin
Bogyay
Ambassador to Unesco 2009-14, President of the General Conference of UNESCO 2011-2013
and appointed Ambassador to the United Nations in 2015. (b. 1957-)
2007-10 State Secretary of Defence Vadai Agnes
2008-09 Minister of Welfare and Labour
Erika Szűcs
Vice-president of MSZP.
2009-10 State Secretary of Finance
Karácsony Imréné
Former Deputy State Secretary
2010-14 State
Secretary of National Resources for Education Rózsa Hoffmannn
2010-14 State Secretary for Territorial Public Administration and Elections Erika Szabó
2010-State Secretary of Foreign Affairs for European
Affairs Enikő Győri
Former Ambassador to Italy and MEP.
2010-
State Secretary of National Development for Review of High-Priority State Contracts and
State aid Sára Hegmanné Nemes
2010-14 State Secretary of National Development for Development Policy
Coordination Ágnes Molnár
2010- State Secretary of the Ministry of National Development Mariann Vízkelety
2010-14 State Secretary of the Ministry of Economy Róza Nagy
2011-12
Minister of National Development Lászlóné Németh / Zsuzsanna Németh
2013-
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office
Former Deputy Chief Executive of the
Hungarian Development Bank. She is the third woman minister in Hungarian history
to be known solely by her married name. (b. 1953-)
2011- State Secretary of National Development for State Property Sára
Hegmanné Nemes
2013-14 State Secretary of Justice Balatoni Monika
2014- State Secretary for Cultural Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and Foreign Economic Relations
2014- State Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office
Zsigmondné dr. Vitályos Eszter Zsuzsanna
2014- State Secretary of Human Resources
for Public Educaiton Czunyiné dr. Bertalan Judit
2014- State Secretary of Human Resources
for Welfare and Social Inclusion Veresné Novák Katalin
2015- Deputy
Minister of State of Foreign Affairs and Trade Petra Pana
2016- Secretary of State for Administrative Affairs at
the Ministry of the National Economy Gondos Judit
2016- Secretary of
State for Financial Affairs at the Ministry of the National Economy Hornung
Ágnes
Last updated
31.12.16