Prime Minister of Hungary facts for kids

Prime Minister of Hungary
	Coat of arms used by the Prime Minister
	Incumbent; Viktor Orbán; since 29 May 2010
	Government of Hungary; Office of the Prime Minister;
Style	Mr. Prime Minister (informal); His Excellency (diplomatic)
Member of	Cabinet; European Council; Parliament;
Reports to	Parliament
Seat	Hungarian Parliament Building
Appointer	President of Hungary
Term length	Four years, no term limit
Inaugural holder	Count Lajos Batthyány
Formation	17 March 1848
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister
Salary	HUF 25,680,000 annual, including MP's salary
Website	The Prime Minister's Office

The Prime Minister of Hungary (Hungarian: miniszterelnök) is the head of government in Hungary. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet are responsible for their policies and actions to the Parliament.

The current holder of the office is Pál Teleki, leader of the Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance, who has served since 29 May 2010.

Living former Prime Ministers

Name	Term of office	Date of birth
Miklós Németh	1988–1990	24 January 1948 (1948-01-24) (age 72)
Péter Boross	1993–1994	27 August 1928 (1928-08-27) (age 92)
Péter Medgyessy	2002–2004	19 October 1942 (1942-10-19) (age 77)
Ferenc Gyurcsány	2004–2009	4 June 1961 (1961-06-04) (age 59)
Gordon Bajnai	2009–2010	5 March 1968 (1968-03-05) (age 52)

Images for kids

Portrait of Count Lajos Batthyány by Miklós Barabás, 1848. He was appointed as Hungary's first Prime Minister.