Horn Government

64th Cabinet of Hungary
Date formed15 July 1994
Date dissolved8 July 1998
People and organisations
Head of stateÁrpád Göncz (Ind.)
Head of governmentGyula Horn
Member party
Status in legislatureSupermajority grand coalition
278 / 386 (72%)
Opposition party
Opposition leaderViktor Orbán (Fidesz)
Lajos Für,
Sándor Lezsák (MDF)
József Torgyán (FKgP)
History
Election(s)1994 election
Outgoing election1998 election
Legislature term(s)1994–1998
PredecessorBoross Government
SuccessorFirst Orbán Government

The Horn government was the third government in Hungary after the change of regime, which was formed from a coalition of two parties, the MSZP and the SZDSZ. The coalition had a two-thirds majority in Parliament, but voluntarily agreed to amend the two-thirds laws only if there was a consensus with the opposition. The government took the oath of office on July 15, 1994. After their defeat of the 1998 elections, Prime Minister Gyula Horn's term expired on 6 July 1998, and the other cabinet members' 8 July 1998.

Party breakdown

Beginning of term

Party breakdown of cabinet ministers in the beginning of term:

11
3

End of term

Party breakdown of cabinet ministers in the end of term:

10
3
2

Composition

Office Image Incumbent Political party In office
Prime Minister Gyula Horn MSZP 15 July 1994 - 6 July 1998
Minister of Internal Affairs Gábor Kuncze SZDSZ 15 July 1994 - 8 July 1998
Minister of Foreign Affairs László Kovács MSZP 15 July 1994 - 8 July 1998
Minister of Finance László Békési MSZP 15 July 1994 - 28 February 1995
Lajos Bokros MSZP 18 February 1995 - 29 February 1996
Péter Medgyessy Independent 29 February 1996 - 8 July 1998
Minister of Industry and Trade László Pál MSZP 15 July 1994 - 15 July 1995
Imre Dunai Independent 15 July 1995 - 5 September 1996
Tamás Suchman MSZP 5 September 1996 - 15 October 1996
Szabolcs Fazekas Independent 15 October 1996 - 8 July 1998
Minister of Agriculture László Lakos MSZP 15 July 1994 - 15 December 1996
Frigyes Nagy MSZP 15 December 1996 - 8 July 1998
Minister of Justice Pál Vastagh MSZP 15 July 1994 - 8 July 1998
Minister of Social Affairs Pál Kovács MSZP 15 July 1994 - 15 March 1995
György Szabó MSZP 15 March 1995 - 30 November 1996
Mihály Kökény MSZP 30 November 1996 - 8 July 1998

References

Mária Baranyi: Egy előszoba titkai – Horn Gyula közelről 1994–1998 (Athenaeum 2000, published in 2010) ISBN 9789632930466

József Bölöny: Magyarország kormányai 1848–2004 (Governments of Hungary from 1848 to 2004) Az 1987–2004 közötti időszakot feldolgozta és sajtó alá rendezte Hubai László. 5. bővített és javított kiadás. (the period between 1987 and 2004 was written by László Hubai) Budapest, Akadémiai Kiadó. 2004. ISBN 963-05-8106-X

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