Minister of Finance (Hungary)
[[Hungarian People's Republic]] (1949–1989)
### [Hungarian People's Republic](/wiki/Hungarian_People%27s_Republic "Hungarian People's Republic") (1949–1989\)

**Parties**

|  | Portrait | Name | Term of office | | Political party | Cabinet | [Assembly](/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Hungary%29 "National Assembly (Hungary)") |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1

 [80px](/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Hungary_%281949-1956%29.svg "Coat of arms of Hungary (1949-1956).svg") |
 [István Kossa](/wiki/Istv%C3%A1n_Kossa "István Kossa")(1904–1965\)*1st term* |
 20 August 1949 |
 24 February 1950 |
 [MDP](/wiki/Hungarian_Working_People%27s_Party "Hungarian Working People's Party") |
[Dobi](/wiki/Dobi-korm%C3%A1ny "Dobi-kormány")  
[MDP](/wiki/Hungarian_Working_People%27s_Party "Hungarian Working People's Party")

[25 (1949\)](/wiki/1949_Hungarian_parliamentary_election "1949 Hungarian parliamentary election")

|2

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[Károly Olt](/wiki/K%C3%A1roly_Olt "Károly Olt")  
(1904–1985\)

 24 February 1950 |
 14 August 1952 |
[MDP](/wiki/Hungarian_Working_People%27s_Party "Hungarian Working People's Party")

| 14 August 1952 | 4 July 1953 | [Rákosi](/wiki/R%C3%A1kosi-korm%C3%A1ny "Rákosi-kormány")[MDP](/wiki/Hungarian_Working_People%27s_Party "Hungarian Working People's Party") |
| 4 July 1953 | 18 April 1955 | [I. Nagy I](/wiki/Els%C5%91_Nagy_Imre-korm%C3%A1ny "Első Nagy Imre-kormány")[MDP](/wiki/Hungarian_Working_People%27s_Party "Hungarian Working People's Party") |[26 (1953\)](/wiki/1953_Hungarian_parliamentary_election "1953 Hungarian parliamentary election")

| 18 April 1955 | 24 October 1956 | [Hegedüs](/wiki/Heged%C3%BCs-korm%C3%A1ny "Hegedüs-kormány")[MDP](/wiki/Hungarian_Working_People%27s_Party "Hungarian Working People's Party") |
|(1\)

[80px](/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Hungary_%281946-1949%2C_1956-1957%29.svg "Coat of arms of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg")

[István Kossa](/wiki/Istv%C3%A1n_Kossa "István Kossa")  
(1904–1965\)  
*2nd term*

 24 October 1956 |
 3 November 1956 |
 [MDP](/wiki/Hungarian_Working_People%27s_Party "Hungarian Working People's Party") |
 [I. Nagy II](/wiki/M%C3%A1sodik_Nagy_Imre-korm%C3%A1ny "Második Nagy Imre-kormány")[MDP/MSZMP](/wiki/Hungarian_Working_People%27s_Party "Hungarian Working People's Party")–[FKGP](/wiki/Independent_Smallholders%2C_Agrarian_Workers_and_Civic_Party "Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party") |
| 4 November 1956 | 9 May 1957 | [MSZMP](/wiki/Hungarian_Socialist_Workers%27_Party "Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party") |[Kádár I](/wiki/Els%C5%91_K%C3%A1d%C3%A1r-korm%C3%A1ny "Első Kádár-kormány")  
[MSZMP](/wiki/Hungarian_Socialist_Workers%27_Party "Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party")

|3

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[István Antos](/wiki/Istv%C3%A1n_Antos "István Antos")  
(1908–1960\)

 9 May 1957 |
 28 January 1958 |
[MSZMP](/wiki/Hungarian_Socialist_Workers%27_Party "Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party")

|28 January 1958

5 January 1960  
(*died in office*)

[Münnich](/wiki/M%C3%BCnnich-korm%C3%A1ny "Münnich-kormány")  
[MSZMP](/wiki/Hungarian_Socialist_Workers%27_Party "Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party")

|[26 (1953\)](/wiki/1953_Hungarian_parliamentary_election "1953 Hungarian parliamentary election")

|4

[80px](/wiki/File:Nyers_Rezs%C5%91_1970.jpg "Nyers Rezső 1970.jpg")

[Rezső Nyers](/wiki/Rezs%C5%91_Nyers "Rezső Nyers")  
(1923–2018\)

 5 January 1960 |
 13 September 1961 |
[MSZMP](/wiki/Hungarian_Socialist_Workers%27_Party "Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party")

|13 September 1961

27 November 1962

|[Kádár II](/wiki/M%C3%A1sodik_K%C3%A1d%C3%A1r-korm%C3%A1ny "Második Kádár-kormány")  
[MSZMP](/wiki/Hungarian_Socialist_Workers%27_Party "Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party")

|5

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[Mátyás Tímár](/wiki/M%C3%A1ty%C3%A1s_T%C3%ADm%C3%A1r "Mátyás Tímár")  
(1923–2020\)

27 November 1962

30 June 1965

[MSZMP](/wiki/Hungarian_Socialist_Workers%27_Party "Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party")

|[28 (1963\)](/wiki/1963_Hungarian_parliamentary_election "1963 Hungarian parliamentary election")

| 30 June 1965 | 14 April 1967 | [Kállai](/wiki/K%C3%A1llai-korm%C3%A1ny "Kállai-kormány")[MSZMP](/wiki/Hungarian_Socialist_Workers%27_Party "Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party") |
|6

 [80px](/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Hungary_%281957-1990%29.svg "Coat of arms of Hungary (1957-1990).svg") |
 [Péter Vályi](/wiki/P%C3%A9ter_V%C3%A1lyi "Péter Vályi")(1919–1973\) |
 14 April 1967 |
 12 May 1971 |
 [MSZMP](/wiki/Hungarian_Socialist_Workers%27_Party "Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party") |
[Fock](/wiki/Fock-korm%C3%A1ny "Fock-kormány")  
[MSZMP](/wiki/Hungarian_Socialist_Workers%27_Party "Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party")

 [29 (1967\)](/wiki/1967_Hungarian_parliamentary_election "1967 Hungarian parliamentary election") |
|7

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[Lajos Faluvégi](/wiki/Lajos_Faluv%C3%A9gi "Lajos Faluvégi")  
(1924–1999\)

 12 May 1971 |
 15 May 1975 |
[MSZMP](/wiki/Hungarian_Socialist_Workers%27_Party "Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party")

[30 (1971\)](/wiki/1971_Hungarian_parliamentary_election "1971 Hungarian parliamentary election")

|15 May 1975

27 June 1980

[Lázár](/wiki/L%C3%A1z%C3%A1r-korm%C3%A1ny "Lázár-kormány")  
[MSZMP](/wiki/Hungarian_Socialist_Workers%27_Party "Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party")

| [31 (1975\)](/wiki/1975_Hungarian_parliamentary_election "1975 Hungarian parliamentary election") |
|8

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[István Hetényi](/wiki/Istv%C3%A1n_Het%C3%A9nyi "István Hetényi")  
(1926–2008\)

27 June 1980

31 December 1986

[MSZMP](/wiki/Hungarian_Socialist_Workers%27_Party "Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party")

 [32 (1980\)](/wiki/1980_Hungarian_parliamentary_election "1980 Hungarian parliamentary election") |
|[33 (1985\)](/wiki/1985_Hungarian_parliamentary_election "1985 Hungarian parliamentary election")

|9

[80px](/wiki/File:Peter_Medgyessy.jpg "Peter Medgyessy.jpg")

[Péter Medgyessy](/wiki/P%C3%A9ter_Medgyessy "Péter Medgyessy")  
(1942–)

 1 January 1987 |
 25 June 1987 |
[MSZMP](/wiki/Hungarian_Socialist_Workers%27_Party "Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party")

| 25 June 1987 | 15 December 1987 |[Grósz](/wiki/Gr%C3%B3sz-korm%C3%A1ny "Grósz-kormány")  
[MSZMP](/wiki/Hungarian_Socialist_Workers%27_Party "Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party")

|10

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[Miklós Villányi](/wiki/Mikl%C3%B3s_Vill%C3%A1nyi "Miklós Villányi")  
(1931–)

 15 December 1987 |
 24 November 1988 |
[MSZMP](/wiki/Hungarian_Socialist_Workers%27_Party "Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party")

| 24 November 1988 | 9 May 1989 |[Németh](/wiki/N%C3%A9meth-korm%C3%A1ny "Németh-kormány")  
([MSZMP](/wiki/Hungarian_Socialist_Workers%27_Party "Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party"))→[MSZP](/wiki/Hungarian_Socialist_Party "Hungarian Socialist Party")

|11

[80px](/wiki/File:B%C3%A9kesi_L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_cropped.jpg "Békesi László cropped.jpg")

[László Békesi](/wiki/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_B%C3%A9kesi "László Békesi")  
(1942–)

 10 May 1989 |
 7 October 1989 |
 [MSZMP](/wiki/Hungarian_Socialist_Workers%27_Party "Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party") |
|(11\)

 7 October 1989 |
 23 October 1989 |
 [MSZP](/wiki/Hungarian_Socialist_Party "Hungarian Socialist Party") |
|


In what year did Péter Medgyessy become prime minister for the second time?