The line-up of the incoming Tisza government was finalised on Thursday with the announcement of the interior and justice ministers. Péter Magyar, leader of the Tisza Party and prime minister-elect, announced on Facebook that Gábor Pósfai, the party’s operational leader, will head the Ministry of the Interior, which oversees law enforcement and sport, while Márton Melléthei-Barna, the party’s legal leader, will serve as Minister of Justice.
Last two ministers announced, lineup finalised
Following the inaugural meeting on 20 April of the Tisza Party’s parliamentary group, Magyar announced that his government would have 16 ministries and, on that day, named seven ministers:
Anita Orbán (Tisza Party foreign policy expert) – Minister of Foreign Affairs
András Kármán (Tisza Party budget and tax policy expert) – Minister of FinanceIstván Kapitány (Tisza Party economic and energy development expert) – Minister of Economic and Energy Affairs
Zsolt Hegedűs (Tisza Party health policy expert) – Minister of Health
László Gajdos (Director of Nyíregyháza Zoo, MP for Nyíregyháza, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Constituency 1) – Minister for the Living Environment
Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi (Former Chief of the General Staff, Tisza Party expert, MP for Hajdúszoboszló, Hajdú-Bihar County Constituency 5) – Minister of Defence
Szabolcs Bóna (Agricultural engineer, Tisza Party agricultural expert) – Minister of Agriculture and Food Economy
Then, on 22 April, Magyar announced:
Bálint Ruff (Political analyst) – Head of the Prime Minister’s Office
Viktória Lőrincz (MP for Kaposvár) – Minister for Regional and Rural Development
Two days later, additional ministers were named:
Dávid Vitézy (Current Budapest councillor) – Minister of Transport and Infrastructure
Vilmos Kátai-Németh (Visually impaired MP for Csepel) – Minister of Social and Family Affairs
Judit Lannert (Education expert) – Minister for Children and Education
On 28 April, Magyar announced:
Zoltán Tarr (Tisza Party vice president and EP delegation leader, MP for Budapest Constituency 16) – Minister for Social Relations and Culture
Zoltán Tanács (Leader responsible for the Tisza Party’s Functional and Humane Hungary programme, future Budapest MP) – Minister of Science and Technology
Meanwhile, one government commissioner has already been confirmed:
Kriszta Bódis (MP for Jozsefvaros, Budapest Constituency 2) – Commissioner for Social Policy Strategy and Sector Coordination
Inaugural session of parliament to be held in days
President Tamás Sulyok tasked Péter Magyar with forming a government on 15 April. The inaugural session of parliament will be held on 9 May, when Magyar will be elected and sworn in as prime minister. The National Assembly is expected to begin debating the bill on the list of ministries.
In the days following the inaugural session, parliamentary committees will hear the ministerial candidates. Under the Fundamental Law, ministers are appointed by the president on the prime minister’s recommendation, and the new government is formed upon their appointment.
In the 12 April parliamentary elections, the Tisza Party won 141 seats, Fidesz-KDNP 52, and Our Homeland 6.