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Antall Government

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Antall Government

62nd Cabinet of Hungary
Date formed23 May 1990
Date dissolved21 December 1993
People and organisations
Head of stateÁrpád Göncz (Ind.)
Head of governmentJózsef Antall
Péter Boross (acting)
Member party
Status in legislatureMajority
230 / 386 (60%)
Opposition party
Opposition leaderJános Kis,
Péter Tölgyessy,
Iván Pető (SZDSZ)
Gyula Horn (MSZP)
Viktor Orbán (Fidesz)
József Torgyán (FKgP)
István Csurka (MIÉP)
History
Election1990 election
Outgoing election-
Legislature term1990–1994
SuccessorBoross Government

The government of József Antall was the first governing cabinet of Hungary after the end of Communism. It was elected in 1990 in the first free and fair democratic elections since 1945. The government was a center-right coalition of the Hungarian Democratic Forum, the Independent Smallholders' Party and the Christian Democratic People's Party. The government began the process of transitioning to a market economy, overseeing the withdrawal of Soviet troops, and consolidating Hungary's new multi-party order.

The government underwent a minor crisis when the FKGP split into two groups on 24 February 1992. A group of 33 then 36 MPs) continued to support the government, while a group of 12 then 10 MPs went into opposition. The former officially established the United Smallholders' Party in November 1993.

Antall died in office on 12 December 1993, and Interior Minister Péter Boross subsequently took over as prime minister.

Party breakdown

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Beginning of term

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Party breakdown of cabinet ministers in the beginning of term:

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End of term

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Party breakdown of cabinet ministers in the end of term:

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Composition

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Office Image Incumbent Political party In office
Prime Minister József Antall MDF 23 May 1990 – 12 December 1993
Péter Boross
acting
MDF 12 December 1993 – 21 December 1993
Minister of Internal Affairs Balázs Horváth MDF 23 May 1990 – 21 December 1990
Péter Boross MDF 21 December 1990 – 21 December 1993
Minister of Foreign Affairs Géza Jeszenszky MDF 23 May 1990 – 21 December 1993
Minister of Finance Ferenc Rabár Independent 23 May 1990 – 10 December 1990
Mihály Kupa MDF 10 December 1990 – 11 February 1993
Iván Szabó MDF 11 February 1993 – 21 December 1993
Minister of Industry and Trade Péter Ákos Bod MDF 23 May 1990 – 9 December 1991
Iván Szabó MDF 9 December 1991 – 24 February 1993
János Latorcai KDNP 24 February 1993 – 21 December 1993
Minister of Agriculture Ferenc József Nagy FKgP 23 May 1990 – 16 January 1991
Elemér Gergátz FKgP 16 January 1991 – 24 February 1993
János Szabó EKgP 24 February 1993 – 21 December 1993
Minister of Justice István Balsai MDF 23 May 1990 – 21 December 1993
Minister of Welfare László Surján KDNP 23 May 1990 – 21 December 1993
Minister of Culture and Public Education Bertalan Andrásfalvy MDF 23 May 1990 – 22 February 1993
Ferenc Mádl Independent 22 February 1993 – 21 December 1993
Minister of Defense Lajos Für MDF 23 May 1990 – 21 December 1993
Minister of Labour Sandor Győriványi FKgP 23 May 1990 – 16 January 1991
Gyula Kiss FKgPEKgP 16 January 1991 – 21 December 1993
Minister for the Environment and Regional Development Sándor K. Keresztes MDF 23 May 1990 – 22 February 1993
János Gyurkó MDF 22 February 1993 – 21 December 1993
Minister of Transport, Communications and Water Csaba Siklós MDF 23 May 1990 – 22 February 1993
György Schamschula MDF 22 February 1993 – 21 December 1993
Minister of International Economic Relations Béla Kádár MDF 23 May 1990 – 21 December 1993

References

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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