Antall Government

Status in legislatureMajority Opposition partyOpposition leaderJános Kis,
Péter Tölgyessy,
Iván Pető (SZDSZ)
Gyula Horn (MSZP)
Viktor Orbán (Fidesz)
József Torgyán (FKgP)
István Csurka (MIÉP)HistoryElection(s)1990 electionOutgoing election-Legislature term(s)1990–1994SuccessorBoross 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

Beginning of term

Party breakdown of cabinet ministers in the beginning of term:

MDF	11
FKgP	4
KDNP	1
Independents	1

End of term

Party breakdown of cabinet ministers in the end of term:

MDF	10
EKgP	4
KDNP	2
Independents	1

Composition

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		FKgP→EKgP	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

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