President of Hungary

The President of the Republic of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország köztársasági elnöke, államelnök, or államfő) is the head of state of Hungary. The office has a largely ceremonial (figurehead) role. The president may also veto legislation or send legislation to the Constitutional Court for review.

President of the Republic of Hungary Magyarország köztársasági elnöke
Standard of the President
Incumbent Tamás Sulyok since 5 March 2024
Residence	Sándor Palace Budapest, Hungary
Appointer	National Assembly
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Mátyás Szűrös
Formation	23 October 1989
Website	The Office of the President of the Republic: keh.hu (in Hungarian; at October 2012, home page offered link to English module)

Most other executive powers, such as selecting Government ministers and leading legislative initiatives, are given in the office of the Prime Minister instead.

The current President of the Republic is Tamás Sulyok, who took office on 5 March 2024.

List of presidents (since 1989)

Parties   MSZP   SZDSZ   Fidesz   Independent

No.	Picture	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party	Position(s)	Term (Election)
—		Mátyás Szűrös (born 1933)	23 October 1989	2 May 1990	MSZP	Provisional President of the Republic	—
—		Árpád Göncz (1922–2015)	2 May 1990	3 August 1990	SZDSZ	Acting President of the Republic	—
1			4 August 1990	4 August 1995		President of the Republic	1 (1990)
			4 August 1995	4 August 2000			2 (1995)
2		Ferenc Mádl (1931–2011)	4 August 2000	5 August 2005	Independent		3 (2000)
3		László Sólyom (born 1942)	5 August 2005	6 August 2010			4 (2005)
4		Pál Schmitt (born 1942)	6 August 2010	2 April 2012 (resigned)	Fidesz		5 (2010)
—		László Kövér (born 1959)	2 April 2012	10 May 2012		Acting President of the Republic	—
5		János Áder (born 1959)	10 May 2012	8 May 2017		President of the Republic	6 (2012)
			8 May 2017	10 May 2022			7 (2017)
6		Katalin Novák (born 1977)	10 May 2022	26 February 2024		President of the Republic	8 (2022)
—		László Kövér (born 1959)	26 February 2024	5 March 2024		Acting President of the Republic	—
7		Tamás Sulyok (born 1956)	5 March 2024	Incumbent	Independent	President of the Republic	9 (2024)

Living former presidents

There are four living former Hungarian presidents:

• 
  Mátyás Szűrös
  (1989–1990)
  (1933-09-11) September 11, 1933 (age 91)
• 
  László Sólyom
  (2005–2010)
  (1942-01-03) January 3, 1942 (age 83)
• 
  Pál Schmitt
  (2010–2012)
  (1942-05-13) May 13, 1942 (age 83)
• 
  János Áder
  (2012–2022)
  (1959-05-09) May 9, 1959 (age 66)
• 
  Katalin Novák
  (2022–2024)
  (1977-09-06) September 6, 1977 (age 47)

Other websites

• Official Website