András Hegedüs

For the Hungarian orienteer, see András Hegedűs (orienteer).

The native form of this personal name is Hegedüs András. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

András Hegedüs (Hungarian: [ˈɒndraːʃ ˈhɛɡɛdyʃ]; 31 October 1922 – 23 October 1999) was a Hungarian Communist politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1955 to 1956. He fled to the Soviet Union on 28 October, the fifth day of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, but returned in 1958 and taught sociology.

András Hegedüs
Hegedüs in 1956
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary
In office 18 April 1955 – 24 October 1956
Chairman of the Presidency	István Dobi
First Secretary	Mátyás Rákosi Ernő Gerő
Preceded by	Imre Nagy
Succeeded by	Imre Nagy
Personal details
Born	(1922-10-31)31 October 1922 Szilsárkány, Kingdom of Hungary
Died	23 October 1999(1999-10-23) (aged 76) Budapest, Hungary
Political party	Hungarian Communist Party, Hungarian Working People's Party, Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party
Occupation	Politician, sociologist