# Minister of Education (Hungary)

The minister of human capacities of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország emberierőforrás-minisztere) is a member of the Hungarian cabinet and the head of the Ministry of Human Capacities. The minister of human capacities was Miklós Kásler until 2022, when this task was given to the minister of interior Sándor Pintér.

## Minister of education (1848)
### Hungarian Kingdom (1848)

Parties  Opposition Party
| # | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | József Eötvös (1813–1871) | 7 April 1848 | 11 September 1848 | Opposition Party | Batthyány | Last Diet |
| 1 | József Eötvös (1813–1871) | 7 April 1848 | 11 September 1848 | Opposition Party | Batthyány | 1 (1848) |
| The Ministry of Education (Nevelésügyi Minisztérium) was reorganized into the Ministry of Religion and Public Education (Vallás- és Közoktatásügyi Minisztérium) on 12 September 1848. ||||||||

## Ministers of religion and public education (1848–1919)
### Hungarian Kingdom (1848–1849)

Parties  Opposition Party  Independent
| # | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| — | Lajos Batthyány (1807–1849) acting | 12 September 1848 | 28 September 1848 | Opposition Party | Batthyány | 1 (1848) |
| — | Károly Szász (1798–1853) acting as Secretary of State | 28 September 1848 | 2 October 1848 | Independent | Batthyány | 1 (1848) |
| — | Károly Szász (1798–1853) acting as Secretary of State | 2 October 1848 | 14 April 1849 | Independent | Committee of National Defence | 1 (1848) |

### Hungarian State (1849)

Parties  Independent
| # | Picture | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| — | | Károly Szász (1798–1853) acting as Secretary of State | 14 April 1849 | 2 May 1849 | Independent | Committee of National Defence | 1 (1848) |
| 1 | | Mihály Horváth (1809–1878) | 2 May 1849 | 11 August 1849 | Independent | Szemere | 1 (1848) |
After the collapse of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, the Hungarian Kingdom became an integral part of the Austrian Empire until 1867, when dual Austro-Hungarian Monarchy was created.

### Hungarian Kingdom (1867–1918)

Parties  Deák Party/Liberal Party/National Party of Work  F48P/F48P–Károlyi  Catholic People's Party  Independent
| # | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | József Eötvös (1813–1871) | 20 February 1867 | 2 February 1871 | Deák Party | Andrássy DP | 3 (1865) |
| 1 | József Eötvös (1813–1871) | 20 February 1867 | 2 February 1871 | Deák Party | Andrássy DP | 4 (1869) |
| — | József Szlávy (1818–1900) acting | 2 February 1871 | 10 February 1871 | Deák Party | Andrássy DP | 4 (1869) |
| 2 | Tivadar Pauler (1816–1886) | 10 February 1871 | 14 November 1871 | Deák Party | Andrássy DP | 4 (1869) |
| 2 | Tivadar Pauler (1816–1886) | 14 November 1871 | 4 September 1872 | Deák Party | Lónyay DP | 4 (1869) |
| 2 | Tivadar Pauler (1816–1886) | 14 November 1871 | 4 September 1872 | Deák Party | Lónyay DP | 5 (1872) |
| 3 | Ágoston Trefort (1817–1888) | 4 September 1872 | 4 December 1872 | Deák Party | Lónyay DP | 5 (1872) |
| 3 | Ágoston Trefort (1817–1888) | 4 December 1872 | 21 March 1874 | Deák Party | Szlávy DP | 5 (1872) |
| 3 | Ágoston Trefort (1817–1888) | 21 March 1874 | 2 March 1875 | Deák Party | Bittó DP–BK | 5 (1872) |
| (3) | Ágoston Trefort (1817–1888) | 2 March 1875 | 20 October 1875 | Liberal Party | Wenckheim SZP | 5 (1872) |
| (3) | Ágoston Trefort (1817–1888) | 20 October 1875 | 22 August 1888 (died in office) | Liberal Party | K. Tisza SZP | 6 (1875) |
| (3) | Ágoston Trefort (1817–1888) | 20 October 1875 | 22 August 1888 (died in office) | Liberal Party | K. Tisza SZP | 7 (1878) |
| (3) | Ágoston Trefort (1817–1888) | 20 October 1875 | 22 August 1888 (died in office) | Liberal Party | K. Tisza SZP | 8 (1881) |
| (3) | Ágoston Trefort (1817–1888) | 20 October 1875 | 22 August 1888 (died in office) | Liberal Party | K. Tisza SZP | 9 (1884) |
| (3) | Ágoston Trefort (1817–1888) | 20 October 1875 | 22 August 1888 (died in office) | Liberal Party | K. Tisza SZP | 10 (1887) |
| — | Gábor Baross (1848–1892) acting | 23 August 1888 | 22 September 1888 | Liberal Party | K. Tisza SZP | 10 (1887) |
| 4 | Albin Csáky (1841–1912) | 22 September 1888 | 13 March 1890 | Liberal Party | K. Tisza SZP | 10 (1887) |
| 4 | Albin Csáky (1841–1912) | 13 March 1890 | 17 November 1892 | Liberal Party | Szapáry SZP | 11 (1892) |
| 4 | Albin Csáky (1841–1912) | 17 November 1892 | 10 June 1894 | Liberal Party | Wekerle I SZP | 11 (1892) |
| 5 | Loránd Eötvös (1848–1919) | 10 June 1894 | 15 January 1895 | Liberal Party | Wekerle I SZP | 11 (1892) |
| 6 | Gyula Wlassics (1852–1937) | 15 January 1895 | 26 February 1899 | Liberal Party | Bánffy SZP | 11 (1892) |
| 6 | Gyula Wlassics (1852–1937) | 15 January 1895 | 26 February 1899 | Liberal Party | Bánffy SZP | 12 (1896) |
| 6 | Gyula Wlassics (1852–1937) | 26 February 1899 | 27 June 1903 | Liberal Party | Széll SZP | 12 (1896) |
| 6 | Gyula Wlassics (1852–1937) | 26 February 1899 | 27 June 1903 | Liberal Party | Széll SZP | 13 (1901) |
| 6 | Gyula Wlassics (1852–1937) | 27 June 1903 | 3 November 1903 | Liberal Party | Khuen-Héderváry I SZP | 13 (1901) |
| 7 | Albert Berzeviczy (1853–1936) | 3 November 1903 | 18 June 1905 | Liberal Party | I. Tisza I SZP | 13 (1901) |
| 8 | György Lukács (1865–1950) | 18 June 1905 | 6 March 1906 | Independent | Fejérváry SZP | 14 (1905) |
| 9 | Gyula Tost (1846–1929) | 6 March 1906 | 8 April 1906 | Liberal Party | Fejérváry SZP | 14 (1905) |
| 10 | Albert Apponyi (1846–1933) 1st term | 8 April 1906 | 17 January 1910 | F48P | Wekerle II F48P–OAP–KNP–PDP | 15 (1906) |
| — | Ferenc Székely (1842–1921) acting | 17 January 1910 | 1 March 1910 | National Party of Work | Khuen-Héderváry II NMP | 15 (1906) |
| 11 | János Zichy (1868–1944) 1st term | 1 March 1910 | 22 April 1912 | National Party of Work | Khuen-Héderváry II NMP | 15 (1906) |
| 11 | János Zichy (1868–1944) 1st term | 1 March 1910 | 22 April 1912 | National Party of Work | Khuen-Héderváry II NMP | 16 (1910) |
| 11 | János Zichy (1868–1944) 1st term | 22 April 1912 | 26 February 1913 | National Party of Work | Lukács NMP | 16 (1910) |
| 12 | Béla Jankovich (1865–1939) | 26 February 1913 | 10 June 1913 | National Party of Work | Lukács NMP | 16 (1910) |
| 12 | Béla Jankovich (1865–1939) | 10 June 1913 | 15 June 1917 | National Party of Work | I. Tisza II NMP | 16 (1910) |
| (10) | Albert Apponyi (1846–1933) 2nd term | 15 June 1917 | 23 August 1917 | F48P | Esterházy NMP–F48P–OAP–PDP–KNP | 16 (1910) |
| (10) | Albert Apponyi (1846–1933) 2nd term | 23 August 1917 | 8 May 1918 | F48P | Wekerle III NMP–F48P–OAP–PDP–KNP | 16 (1910) |
| (11) | János Zichy (1868–1944) 2nd term | 8 May 1918 | 31 October 1918 | National Party of Work | Wekerle III NMP–F48P–OAP–PDP–KNP | 16 (1910) |
| — | Károly Huszár (1882–1941) | 30 October 1918 | 31 October 1918 | Catholic People's Party | Hadik not formed | 16 (1910) |
| 13 | Márton Lovászy (1846–1933) | 31 October 1918 | 16 November 1918 | F48P–Károlyi | M. Károlyi F48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDP | MNT (—) |

### Hungarian People's Republic (1918–1919)

Parties  F48P–Károlyi
| # | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | Márton Lovászy (1846–1933) | 16 November 1918 | 22 December 1918 | F48P–Károlyi | M. Károlyi F48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDP | MNT (—) |
| — | Sándor Juhász Nagy (1883–1946) acting as Secretary of State | 22 December 1918 | 19 January 1919 | F48P–Károlyi | M. Károlyi F48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDP | MNT (—) |
| — | Sándor Juhász Nagy (1883–1946) acting as Secretary of State | 19 January 1919 | 22 January 1919 | F48P–Károlyi | Berinkey F48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDP–OKGFP | MNT (—) |
| The ministry was divided into the Ministry of Religion (Vallásügyi Minisztérium) and the Ministry of Public Education (Közoktatásügyi Minisztérium) on 22 January 1919. ||||||||

## Minister of religion (1919)
### Hungarian People's Republic (1919)

Parties  Catholic People's Party
| # | Picture | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | | János Vass (1873–1936) | 22 January 1919 | 21 March 1919 | Catholic People's Party | Berinkey F48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDP–OKGFP | MNT (—) |
| The ministry was reorganized into the Liquidation Office of Religious Affairs (Vallásügyi Likvidáló Hivatal), subordinated to the People's Commissariat of Public Education (Közoktatásügyi Népbiztosság) on 21 March 1919. ||||||||

## Minister of public education (1919)
### Hungarian People's Republic (1919)

Parties  MSZDP
| # | Picture | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | | Zsigmond Kunfi (1879–1929) | 22 January 1919 | 21 March 1919 | MSZDP | Berinkey F48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDP–OKGFP | MNT (—) |
| The ministry was reorganized into the People's Commissariat of Public Education (Közoktatásügyi Népbiztosság) on 21 March 1919. ||||||||

## People's commissars of public education (1919)
### Hungarian Soviet Republic (1919)

Parties  MSZP/SZKMMP
| # | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | György Lukács (1885–1971) | 21 March 1919 | 3 April 1919 | MSZP | Central Executive Council MSZP/SZKMMP | TOGY (—) |
| 2 | József Pogány (1886–1938) | 3 April 1919 | 1 August 1919 | MSZP/SZKMMP | Central Executive Council MSZP/SZKMMP | TOGY (—) |
| The Ministry of Religion and Public Education (Vallás- és Közoktatásügyi Minisztérium) was restored on 1 August 1919. ||||||||

#### Counter-revolutionary governments (1919)

Parties  Independent
| # | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| — | Béla Barabás (1855–1934) | 5 May 1919 | 31 May 1919 | Independent | Arad | — |
| — | Béla Kelemen (1863–1944) | 6 June 1919 | 12 July 1919 | Independent | Szeged II | — |
| — | Mihály Dömötör (1875–1962) acting | 12 July 1919 | 12 August 1919 | Independent | Szeged III | — |
| Serving as Minister of Religion and Public Education (vallás- és közoktatásügyi miniszter) during the Hungarian Soviet Republic. ||||||||

## Ministers of religion and public education (1919–1951)
### Hungarian People's Republic (1919)

Parties  MSZDP
| # | Picture | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | | Sándor Garbai (1876–1924) | 1 August 1919 | 6 August 1919 (deposed) | MSZDP | Peidl MSZDP | — |

### Hungarian Republic (1919–1920)

Parties  KNP/KNEP  Independent
| # | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | Sándor Imre (1877–1945) | 7 August 1919 | 15 August 1919 | Independent | Friedrich KNP/KNEP–OKGFP | — |
| 2 | Károly Huszár (1882–1941) | 15 August 1919 | 24 November 1919 | KNP/KNEP | Friedrich KNP/KNEP–OKGFP | — |
| 3 | István Haller (1880–1964) | 24 November 1919 | 29 February 1920 | KNEP | Huszár KNEP–OKGFP–MSZDP–NDPP | — |

### Hungarian Kingdom (1920–1946)

Parties  EP–NEP–MÉP  KNEP  KGSZP  Conservative Party
| # | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | István Haller (1880–1964) | 29 February 1920 | 15 March 1920 | OKGFP | Huszár KNEP–OKGFP–MSZDP–NDPP | — |
| 1 | István Haller (1880–1964) | 15 March 1920 | 19 July 1920 | OKGFP | Simonyi-Semadam KNEP–OKGFP | 17 (1920) |
| 1 | István Haller (1880–1964) | 19 July 1920 | 16 December 1920 | OKGFP | Teleki I KNEP–OKGFP | 17 (1920) |
| 2 | József Vass (1877–1930) | 16 December 1920 | 14 April 1921 | KNEP | Teleki I KNEP–OKGFP | 17 (1920) |
| 2 | József Vass (1877–1930) | 14 April 1921 | 2 February 1922 | KNEP | Bethlen (KNEP–OKGFP)→EP | 17 (1920) |
| (2) | József Vass (1877–1930) | 2 February 1922 | 16 June 1922 | EP | Bethlen (KNEP–OKGFP)→EP | 17 (1920) |
| 3 | Kunó Klebelsberg (1875–1932) | 16 June 1922 | 24 August 1931 | EP | Bethlen (KNEP–OKGFP)→EP | 18 (1922) |
| 3 | Kunó Klebelsberg (1875–1932) | 16 June 1922 | 24 August 1931 | EP | Bethlen (KNEP–OKGFP)→EP | 19 (1926) |
| 3 | Kunó Klebelsberg (1875–1932) | 16 June 1922 | 24 August 1931 | EP | Bethlen (KNEP–OKGFP)→EP | 20 (1931) |
| 4 | Sándor Ernszt (1870–1938) | 24 August 1931 | 16 December 1931 | KGSZP | G. Károlyi EP–KGSZP | 20 (1931) |
| 5 | Jenő Karafiáth (1883–1952) | 16 December 1931 | 1 October 1932 | Conservative Party | G. Károlyi EP–KGSZP | 20 (1931) |
| 6 | Bálint Hóman (1885–1951) 1st term | 1 October 1932 | 6 October 1936 | NEP | Gömbös NEP | 20 (1931) |
| 6 | Bálint Hóman (1885–1951) 1st term | 1 October 1932 | 6 October 1936 | NEP | Gömbös NEP | 21 (1935) |
| 6 | Bálint Hóman (1885–1951) 1st term | 6 October 1936 | 14 May 1938 | NEP | Darányi NEP | 21 (1935) |
| 7 | Pál Teleki (1879–1941) | 14 May 1938 | 16 February 1939 | NEP | Imrédy NEP | 21 (1935) |
| (6) | Bálint Hóman (1885–1951) 2nd term | 16 February 1939 | 3 April 1941 | MÉP | Teleki II MÉP | 21 (1935) |
| (6) | Bálint Hóman (1885–1951) 2nd term | 16 February 1939 | 3 April 1941 | MÉP | Teleki II MÉP | 22 (1939) |
| (6) | Bálint Hóman (1885–1951) 2nd term | 3 April 1941 | 9 March 1942 | MÉP | Bárdossy MÉP | 22 (1939) |
| (6) | Bálint Hóman (1885–1951) 2nd term | 9 March 1942 | 3 July 1942 | MÉP | Kállay MÉP | 22 (1939) |
| 8 | Jenő Szinyei Merse (1888–1957) | 3 July 1942 | 22 March 1944 (deposed) | NEP | Kállay MÉP | 22 (1939) |
| 9 | István Antal (1896–1975) | 22 March 1944 | 29 August 1944 | MÉP | Sztójay MÉP–MMP | 22 (1939) |
| 10 | Iván Rakovszky (1885–1960) | 29 August 1944 | 16 October 1944 (deposed) | MÉP | Lakatos MÉP | 22 (1939) |

#### Government of National Unity (1944–1945)

Parties  Party of Hungarian Renewal (MMP)  NYKP
| # | Picture | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | | Ferenc Rajniss (1893–1946) | 16 October 1944 | 7 March 1945 | MMP | Szálasi NYKP–MMP | — |
| — | | Ferenc Szálasi (1897–1946) acting | 7 March 1945 | 28 March 1945 | NYKP | Szálasi NYKP–MMP | — |

#### Soviet-backed provisional governments (1944–1946)

Parties  NPP  Independent
| # | Picture | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | | Géza Teleki (1911–1983) | 22 December 1944 | 13 November 1945 | Independent | Provisional National Government FKGP–MKP–MSZDP–NPP–PDP | INGY (1944) |
| 2 | | Dezső Keresztury (1904–1996) | 15 November 1945 | 1 February 1946 | NPP | Tildy FKGP–MKP–MSZDP–NPP | 23 (1945) |

### Hungarian Republic (1946–1949)

Parties  NPP  FKGP
| # | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | Dezső Keresztury (1904–1996) | 1 February 1946 | 14 March 1947 | NPP | F. Nagy FKGP–MKP–MSZDP–NPP | 23 (1945) |
| 2 | Gyula Ortutay (1910–1978) | 14 March 1947 | 31 May 1947 | FKGP | F. Nagy FKGP–MKP–MSZDP–NPP | 23 (1945) |
| 2 | Gyula Ortutay (1910–1978) | 31 May 1947 | 10 December 1948 | FKGP | Dinnyés MKP–FKGP–MSZDP–NPP | 23 (1945) |
| 2 | Gyula Ortutay (1910–1978) | 31 May 1947 | 10 December 1948 | FKGP | Dinnyés MKP–FKGP–MSZDP–NPP | 24 (1947) |
| 2 | Gyula Ortutay (1910–1978) | 10 December 1948 | 20 August 1949 | FKGP | Dobi MDP–FKGP–NPP | 24 (1947) |
| 2 | Gyula Ortutay (1910–1978) | 10 December 1948 | 20 August 1949 | FKGP | Dobi MDP–FKGP–NPP | 25 (1949) |
| The ministry was divided into the Ministry of Religion and Public Education (Vallás- és Közoktatásügyi Minisztérium) and the Ministry of Popular Culture (Népművelési Minisztérium) on 11 June 1949. ||||||||

### Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1951)

Parties  Independent
| # | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | Gyula Ortutay (1910–1978) | 20 August 1949 | 25 February 1950 | Independent | Dobi MDP | 25 (1949) |
| 2 | József Darvas (1912–1973) | 25 February 1950 | 19 May 1951 | Independent | Dobi MDP | 25 (1949) |
| The ministry was divided into the Ministry of Public Education (Közoktatásügyi Minisztérium) and the State Office for Church Affairs (Állami Egyházügyi Hivatal) on 19 May 1951. ||||||||

## Ministers of public education (1951–1953)
### Hungarian People's Republic (1951–1953)

Parties  Independent
| # | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | József Darvas (1912–1973) | 19 May 1951 | 14 August 1952 | Independent | Dobi MDP | 25 (1949) |
| 1 | József Darvas (1912–1973) | 14 August 1952 | 4 July 1953 | Independent | Rákosi MDP | 25 (1949) |
| The ministry was merged with the Ministry of Higher Education (Felsőoktatásügyi Minisztérium) to form the Ministry of Education (Oktatásügyi Minisztérium) on 4 July 1953. ||||||||

## Minister of higher education (1952–1953)
### Hungarian People's Republic (1952–1953)

Parties  MDP
| # | Picture | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | | Tibor Erdey-Grúz (1902–1976) | 6 December 1952 | 4 July 1953 | MDP | Rákosi MDP | 25 (1949) |
| The ministry was merged with the Ministry of Public Education (Közoktatásügyi Minisztérium) to form the Ministry of Education (Oktatásügyi Minisztérium) on 4 July 1953. ||||||||

## Ministers of education (1953–1956)
### Hungarian People's Republic (1953–1956)

Parties  MDP
| # | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | Tibor Erdey-Grúz (1902–1976) | 4 July 1953 | 18 April 1955 | MDP | I. Nagy I MDP | 26 (1953) |
| 1 | Tibor Erdey-Grúz (1902–1976) | 18 April 1955 | 30 July 1956 | MDP | Hegedüs MDP | 26 (1953) |
| 2 | Albert Kónya (1917–1988) | 30 July 1956 | 24 October 1956 | MDP | Hegedüs MDP | 26 (1953) |
| 2 | Albert Kónya (1917–1988) | 24 October 1956 | 3 November 1956 | MDP | I. Nagy II MDP/MSZMP–FKGP | 26 (1953) |
| 2 | Albert Kónya (1917–1988) | 4 November 1956 | 31 December 1956 | MDP | Kádár I MSZMP | 26 (1953) |
| The ministry was merged with the Ministry of Popular Culture (Népművelési Minisztérium) to form the Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Művelődésügyi Minisztérium) on 1 January 1957. ||||||||

## Ministers of popular culture (1949–1956)
### Hungarian Republic (1949)

Parties  MDP
| # | Picture | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | | József Révai (1898–1959) | 11 June 1949 | 20 August 1949 | MDP | Dobi MDP–FKGP–NPP | 25 (1949) |

### Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1956)

Parties  MDP  Independent
| # | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | József Révai (1898–1959) | 20 August 1949 | 14 August 1952 | MDP | Dobi MDP | 25 (1949) |
| 1 | József Révai (1898–1959) | 14 August 1952 | 4 July 1953 | MDP | Rákosi MDP | 25 (1949) |
| 2 | József Darvas (1912–1973) | 4 July 1953 | 18 April 1955 | Independent | I. Nagy I MDP | 26 (1953) |
| 2 | József Darvas (1912–1973) | 18 April 1955 | 24 October 1956 | Independent | Hegedüs MDP | 26 (1953) |
| 2 | József Darvas (1912–1973) | 24 October 1956 | 27 October 1956 | Independent | I. Nagy II MDP/MSZMP–FKGP | 26 (1953) |
| 3 | György Lukács (1885–1971) | 27 October 1956 | 3 November 1956 | MDP | I. Nagy II MDP/MSZMP–FKGP | 26 (1953) |
| The ministry was merged with the Ministry of Education (Oktatásügyi Minisztérium) to form the Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Művelődésügyi Minisztérium) on 1 January 1957. ||||||||

## Ministers of cultural affairs (1957–1974)
### Hungarian People's Republic (1957–1974)

Parties  MSZMP
| # | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | Albert Kónya (1917–1988) | 1 January 1957 | 1 March 1957 | MSZMP | Kádár I MSZMP | 26 (1953) |
| 2 | Gyula Kállai (1910–1996) | 1 March 1957 | 28 January 1958 | MSZMP | Kádár I MSZMP | 26 (1953) |
| 3 | Valéria Benke (1920–2009) | 28 January 1958 | 13 September 1961 | MSZMP | Münnich MSZMP | 26 (1953) |
| 3 | Valéria Benke (1920–2009) | 28 January 1958 | 13 September 1961 | MSZMP | Münnich MSZMP | 27 (1958) |
| 4 | Pál Ilku (1912–1973) | 13 September 1961 | 30 June 1965 | MSZMP | Kádár II MSZMP | 27 (1958) |
| 4 | Pál Ilku (1912–1973) | 13 September 1961 | 30 June 1965 | MSZMP | Kádár II MSZMP | 28 (1963) |
| 4 | Pál Ilku (1912–1973) | 30 June 1965 | 14 April 1967 | MSZMP | Kállai MSZMP | 28 (1963) |
| 4 | Pál Ilku (1912–1973) | 14 April 1967 | 13 July 1973 | MSZMP | Fock MSZMP | 29 (1967) |
| 4 | Pál Ilku (1912–1973) | 14 April 1967 | 13 July 1973 | MSZMP | Fock MSZMP | 30 (1971) |
| 5 | Miklós Nagy (1932–1974) | 13 July 1973 | 29 April 1974 | MSZMP | Fock MSZMP | 30 (1971) |
| 6 | Károly Polinszky (1922–1998) | 29 April 1974 | 21 June 1974 | MSZMP | Fock MSZMP | 30 (1971) |
| The ministry was divided into the Ministry of Education (Oktatásügyi Minisztérium) and the Ministry of Culture (Kulturális Minisztérium) on 21 June 1974. ||||||||

## Ministers of education (1974–1980)
### Hungarian People's Republic (1974–1980)

Parties  MSZMP
| # | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | Károly Polinszky (1922–1998) | 21 June 1974 | 15 May 1975 | MSZMP | Fock MSZMP | 30 (1971) |
| 1 | Károly Polinszky (1922–1998) | 15 May 1975 | 27 June 1980 | MSZMP | Lázár MSZMP | 30 (1971) |
| 1 | Károly Polinszky (1922–1998) | 15 May 1975 | 27 June 1980 | MSZMP | Lázár MSZMP | 31 (1975) |
| The ministry was merged with the Ministry of Culture (Kulturális Minisztérium) to form the Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Művelődési Minisztérium) on 27 June 1980. ||||||||

## Ministers of culture (1974–1980)
### Hungarian People's Republic (1974–1980)

Parties  MSZMP
| # | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | László Orbán (1912–1978) | 21 June 1974 | 15 May 1975 | MSZMP | Fock MSZMP | 30 (1971) |
| 1 | László Orbán (1912–1978) | 15 May 1975 | 22 July 1976 | MSZMP | Lázár MSZMP | 30 (1971) |
| 1 | László Orbán (1912–1978) | 15 May 1975 | 22 July 1976 | MSZMP | Lázár MSZMP | 31 (1975) |
| 2 | Imre Pozsgay (1933–2016) | 22 July 1976 | 27 June 1980 | MSZMP | Lázár MSZMP | 31 (1975) |
| The ministry was merged with the Ministry of Education (Oktatásügyi Minisztérium) to form the Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Művelődési Minisztérium) on 27 June 1980. ||||||||

## Ministers of cultural affairs (1980–1990)
### Hungarian People's Republic (1980–1989)

Parties  MSZMP
| # | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | Imre Pozsgay (1933–2016) | 27 June 1980 | 25 June 1982 | MSZMP | Lázár MSZMP | 32 (1980) |
| 2 | Béla Köpeczi (1921–2010) | 25 June 1982 | 25 June 1987 | MSZMP | Lázár MSZMP | 32 (1980) |
| 2 | Béla Köpeczi (1921–2010) | 25 June 1982 | 25 June 1987 | MSZMP | Lázár MSZMP | 33 (1985) |
| 2 | Béla Köpeczi (1921–2010) | 25 June 1987 | 29 June 1988 | MSZMP | Grósz MSZMP | 33 (1985) |
| 3 | Tibor Czibere (1930–2023) | 29 June 1988 | 24 November 1988 | Independent | Grósz MSZMP | 33 (1985) |
| 3 | Tibor Czibere (1930–2023) | 24 November 1988 | 10 May 1989 | Independent | Németh (MSZMP)→MSZP | 33 (1985) |
| 4 | Ferenc Glatz (1941–) | 10 May 1989 | 23 October 1989 | MSZP | Németh (MSZMP)→MSZP | 33 (1985) |

### Hungarian Republic (1989–1990)

Parties  MSZP
| # | Picture | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| — | | Ferenc Glatz (1941–) provisional | 23 October 1989 | 23 May 1990 | MSZP | Németh MSZP | — |
| The ministry was reorganized into the Ministry of Culture and Public Education (Művelődési és Közoktatási Minisztérium) on 23 May 1990. ||||||||

## Ministers of culture and public education (1990–1998)
### Hungarian Republic (1990–1998)

Parties  MDF  SZDSZ  Independent
| # | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | Bertalan Andrásfalvy (1931–) | 23 May 1990 | 22 February 1993 | MDF | Antall MDF–FKGP–KDNP | 34 (1990) |
| 2 | Ferenc Mádl (1931–2011) | 22 February 1993 | 21 December 1993 | Independent | Antall MDF–FKGP–KDNP | 34 (1990) |
| 2 | Ferenc Mádl (1931–2011) | 21 December 1993 | 15 July 1994 | Independent | Boross MDF–EKGP–KDNP | 34 (1990) |
| 3 | Gábor Fodor (1962–) | 15 July 1994 | 31 December 1995 | SZDSZ | Horn MSZP–SZDSZ | 35 (1994) |
| 4 | Bálint Magyar (1952–) | 1 January 1996 | 8 July 1998 | SZDSZ | Horn MSZP–SZDSZ | 35 (1994) |
| The ministry was divided into the Ministry of Education (Oktatási Minisztérium) and the Ministry of National Cultural Heritage (Nemzeti Kulturális Örökség Minisztériuma) on 8 July 1998. ||||||||

## Minister of education (1998–2006)
### Hungarian Republic (1998–2006)

Parties  Fidesz  SZDSZ
| # | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | Zoltán Pokorni (1962–) | 8 July 1998 | 15 July 2001 | Fidesz | Orbán I Fidesz–FKGP–MDF | 36 (1998) |
| 2 | József Pálinkás (1952–) | 15 July 2001 | 27 May 2002 | Fidesz | Orbán I Fidesz–FKGP–MDF | 36 (1998) |
| 3 | Bálint Magyar (1952–) | 27 May 2002 | 4 October 2004 | SZDSZ | Medgyessy MSZP–SZDSZ | 37 (2002) |
| 3 | Bálint Magyar (1952–) | 4 October 2004 | 9 June 2006 | SZDSZ | Gyurcsány I MSZP–SZDSZ | 37 (2002) |
| The ministry was merged with the Ministry of National Cultural Heritage (Nemzeti Kulturális Örökség Minisztériuma) to form the Ministry of Education and Culture (Oktatási és Kulturális Minisztérium) on 9 June 2006. ||||||||

## Ministers of national cultural heritage (1998–2006)
### Hungarian Republic (1998–2006)

Parties  Fidesz  MSZP  Independent
| # | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | József Hámori (1932–2021) | 8 July 1998 | 31 December 1999 | Independent | Orbán I Fidesz–FKGP–MDF | 36 (1998) |
| 2 | Zoltán Rockenbauer (1960–) | 1 January 2000 | 27 May 2002 | Fidesz | Orbán I Fidesz–FKGP–MDF | 36 (1998) |
| 3 | Gábor Görgey (1929–2022) | 27 May 2002 | 18 May 2003 | Independent | Medgyessy MSZP–SZDSZ | 37 (2002) |
| 4 | István Hiller (1964–) | 18 May 2003 | 4 October 2004 | MSZP | Medgyessy MSZP–SZDSZ | 37 (2002) |
| 4 | István Hiller (1964–) | 4 October 2004 | 13 February 2005 | MSZP | Gyurcsány I MSZP–SZDSZ | 37 (2002) |
| 5 | András Bozóki (1959–) | 13 February 2005 | 9 June 2006 | Independent | Gyurcsány I MSZP–SZDSZ | 37 (2002) |
| The ministry was merged with the Ministry of Education (Oktatási Minisztérium) to form the Ministry of Education and Culture (Oktatási és Kulturális Minisztérium) on 9 June 2006. ||||||||

## Minister of education and culture (2006–2010)
### Hungarian Republic (2006–2010)

Parties  MSZP
| # | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | István Hiller (1964–) | 9 June 2006 | 16 April 2009 | MSZP | Gyurcsány II MSZP–SZDSZ | 38 (2006) |
| 1 | István Hiller (1964–) | 16 April 2009 | 29 May 2010 | MSZP | Bajnai MSZP | 38 (2006) |
| The ministry was reorganized into the Ministry of National Resources (Nemzeti Erőforrás Minisztérium) on 29 May 2010. ||||||||

## Minister of national resources (2010–2012)
### Hungarian Republic / Hungary (2010–2012)

Parties  Independent
| # | Picture | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | | Miklós Réthelyi (1939–) | 29 May 2010 | 14 May 2012 | Independent | Orbán II Fidesz–KDNP | 39 (2010) |
| The ministry was reorganized into the Ministry of Human Resources (Emberi Erőforrások Minisztériuma) on 14 May 2012. ||||||||

## Ministers of human resources (2012–2022)
### Hungary (2012–2022)

Parties  Fidesz  Independent
| # | Name | From | Until | Political party | Cabinet | Assembly (Election) |
| 1 | Zoltán Balog (1958–) | 14 May 2012 | 6 June 2014 | Fidesz | Orbán II Fidesz–KDNP | 39 (2010) |
| 1 | Zoltán Balog (1958–) | 6 June 2014 | 18 May 2018 | Fidesz | Orbán III Fidesz–KDNP | 40 (2014) |
| 2 | Miklós Kásler (1950–) | 18 May 2018 | 24 May 2022 | Independent | Orbán IV Fidesz–KDNP | 41 (2018) |
| The ministry was reorganized into the Ministry of Interior (Belügyminisztérium) on 24 May 2022. ||||||||