Fifth Orbán Government

Fifth Orbán Government
Fifth Orbán Government
; 73rd Cabinet of Hungary
Incumbent
Date formed	24 May 2022 (2 years ago)
People and organisations
Head of state	Katalin Novák (2022-2024) ; László Kövér (2024) (acting) ; Tamás Sulyok (2024-)
Head of government	Viktor Orbán
Head of government's history	1998–2002, 2010–present
Deputy head of government	Zsolt Semjén
No. of ministers	15
Member party	Fidesz; KDNP;
Status in legislature	Supermajority 135 / 199 (68%)
Opposition party	DK; Jobbik; Momentum; MSZP; Párbeszéd; Mi Hazánk; LMP;
Opposition leader	Ferenc Gyurcsány
History
Election	2022 election
Legislature term	2022–2026
Predecessor	Fourth Orbán Government

The fifth Orbán government is the current Government of Hungary since 24 May 2022, following the 2022 parliamentary elections, led by Viktor Orbán.

Policy

Social policy

On 15 September 2022, the Hungarian government passed new abortion restrictions, with a mandatory ultrasounds bill, where women who are seeking an abortion will now be obliged to “listen to the foetal heartbeat” before they can have an abortion. This bill was lobbied for by the far-right Mi Hazánk (Our Homeland) party.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Schengen policy

On 5 August 2024 70 Member of European Parliament officially requested that Hungary's membership in the Schengen Area be cancelled, because they felt that a recent Hungarian decision to open Hungarian visas to workers from eight countries, among which Russia and Belarus, was contrary to the spirit of the agreement.^[4]

Party breakdown

Party breakdown of cabinet ministers:

Fidesz	8
KDNP	2
Independents	5

Members of the Cabinet

Office	Name		Term
Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister	Viktor Orbán	Fidesz	2022–present
Minister of Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister	Antal Rogán	Fidesz	2022–present
Prime Minister's Office
Deputy Prime Minister	Zsolt Semjén	KDNP	2022–present
Minister of the Prime Minister's Office	Gergely Gulyás	Fidesz	2022–present
Ministers
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Péter Szijjártó	Fidesz	2022–present
Minister of Interior	Sándor Pintér	Independent	2022–present
Minister of Justice	Judit Varga	Fidesz	2022–2023
Minister of Justice	Bence Tuzson	Fidesz	2023–present
Minister of Finance	Mihály Varga	Fidesz	2022–present
Minister of Culture and Innovation	János Csák	Independent	2022–present
Minister of Technology and Industry (Until 13 November 2022)	László Palkovics	Independent	2022
Minister of Energy (From 1 December 2022)	Csaba Lantos	Independent	2022–present
Minister of Agriculture	István Nagy	Fidesz	2022–present
Minister of Defence of Hungary	Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky	Independent	2022–present
Minister of Construction and Transport (Until 30 November 2022: Minister of Construction and Investment)	János Lázár	Fidesz	2022–present
Minister for National Economy (Until 31 December 2023: Minister for Economic Development)	Márton Nagy	Independent	2022–present
Minister of Public Administration and Regional Development (Until 31 December 2023: Minister of Regional Development)	Tibor Navracsics	KDNP	2022–present
Minister of European Union Affairs (From 1 July 2023)	János Bóka	Independent	2023–present
Minister for National Politics, Nationality Politics, Church Politics and Church Diplomacy	Zsolt Semjén	KDNP	2022–present

Composition

Orbán announced the members of his fifth cabinet in early May 2022.^[5]^[6]

Office	Image	Incumbent	Political party		In office
Prime Minister		Viktor Orbán		Fidesz	24 May 2022 – present
Deputy Prime Minister Minister for National Politics, Nationality Politics, Church Politics and Church Diplomacy		Zsolt Semjén		KDNP	24 May 2022 – present
Minister of the Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister		Antal Rogán		Fidesz	24 May 2022 – present
Minister of the Prime Minister's Office		Gergely Gulyás		Fidesz	24 May 2022 – present
Minister of Finance		Mihály Varga		Fidesz	24 May 2022 – present
Minister of Interior		Sándor Pintér		Independent	24 May 2022 – present
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade		Péter Szijjártó		Fidesz	24 May 2022 – present
Minister of Justice		Judit Varga		Fidesz	24 May 2022 – 31 July 2023
Minister of Justice		Bence Tuzson^[7]		Fidesz	1 August 2023 – present
Minister of Culture and Innovation		János Csák		Independent	24 May 2022 – present
Minister of Technology and Industry		László Palkovics		Independent	24 May 2022 – 13 November 2022
Minister of Energy		Csaba Lantos		Independent	1 December 2022 –
Minister of Agriculture		István Nagy		Fidesz	24 May 2022 – present
Minister of Defence		Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky		Independent	24 May 2022 – present
Minister of Construction and Transport (Until 30 November 2022: Minister of Construction and Investment)		János Lázár		Fidesz	24 May 2022 – present
Minister for National Economy (Until 31 December 2023: Minister for Economic Development)		Márton Nagy		Independent	24 May 2022 – present
Minister of European Union Affairs		János Bóka		Independent	1 August 2023 – present
Minister of Public Administration and Regional Development (Until 31 December 2023: Minister for Regional Development)		Tibor Navracsics		KDNP	24 May 2022 – present

References

^ Schumacher, Elizabeth (13 September 2022). "Hungary enshrines 'fetal heartbeat' abortion law". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ Strzyżyńska, Weronika (13 September 2022). "Hungary tightens abortion access with listen to 'foetal heartbeat' rule". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ Cursino, Malu (13 September 2022). "Hungary decrees tighter abortion rules". BBC News. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ "MEPs push for suspending Hungary from Schengen over visa policy for Russians — Politico".
^ "Összeállt az ötödik Orbán-kormány". 24.hu (in Hungarian). 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
^ "Megalakult az ötödik Orbán-kormány". kormany.hu (in Hungarian). 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
^ "Tuzson Bence lesz az új igazságügyi miniszter". 24.hu (in Hungarian). 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-06-28.

[1] Schumacher, Elizabeth (13 September 2022). "Hungary enshrines 'fetal heartbeat' abortion law". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 22 December 2022.

[2] Strzyżyńska, Weronika (13 September 2022). "Hungary tightens abortion access with listen to 'foetal heartbeat' rule". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 December 2022.

[3] Cursino, Malu (13 September 2022). "Hungary decrees tighter abortion rules". BBC News. Retrieved 22 December 2022.

[tass1-4] "MEPs push for suspending Hungary from Schengen over visa policy for Russians — Politico".

[5] "Összeállt az ötödik Orbán-kormány". 24.hu (in Hungarian). 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2022-05-13.

[6] "Megalakult az ötödik Orbán-kormány". kormany.hu (in Hungarian). 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2022-05-24.

[7] "Tuzson Bence lesz az új igazságügyi miniszter". 24.hu (in Hungarian). 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-06-28.

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v t e Viktor Orbán
Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–present) President of Fidesz (1993–2000; 2003–present)
Premiership	Hungarian border barrier 2016 Hungarian migrant quota referendum COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary 2022 Hungarian LGBTQ in education referendum 2024 visits to Russia and China	Viktor Orbán Coat of Arms of Hungary
Governments	First government Second government Third government Fourth government Fifth government
Parliamentary elections	1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Family	Gáspár Orbán (son)
Related	Fidesz Hungary and the Russian invasion of Ukraine Orbanism Orbanomics O1G Hungarian Round Table Talks 2006 protests in Hungary
Category:Viktor Orbán

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