The minister of defence of Hungary () is a member of the Hungarian cabinet and the head of the Ministry of Defence. The defence minister appoints the Commander of the Hungarian Defence Forces. The current minister is Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky.
The position was called People's Commissar of War () during the Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919 and Minister of War () during two short periods of Hungarian history: at the time of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and during a very short chaotic term (less than two years) after World War I, when three political transformations took place.
Ministers of war (1848–1849)
Hungarian Kingdom (1848–1849) Parties
Hungarian State (1849) Parties
After the collapse of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, the Hungarian Kingdom became an integral part of the Austrian Empire until 1867, when dual Austro-Hungarian Monarchy was created.
Ministers of defence (1867–1918) From 1867 to 1918 there was a Honvédministerium responsible for the military of the Hungarian half of Austria-Hungary and a Ministry of Defence for the military of the Austrian half, along with a Ministry of War with responsibility for Austria-Hungary as a whole.
Hungarian Kingdom (1867–1918) Parties
Ministers of war (1918–1919)
Hungarian Kingdom (1918) Parties
Hungarian People's Republic (1918–1919) Parties
People's commissars of war (1919)
Hungarian Soviet Republic (1919) Parties
Counter-revolutionary governments (1919) Parties
Ministers of war (1919–1920)
Hungarian People's Republic (1919) Parties
Hungarian Republic (1919–1920) Parties
Ministers of defence (1920–present)
Hungarian Kingdom (1920–1946) Parties
Government of National Unity (1944–1945) Parties
Soviet-backed provisional governments (1944–1946) Parties
Hungarian Republic (1946–1949) Parties
Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989) Parties
Hungarian Republic / Hungary (1989–present) Parties
See also
List of heads of state of Hungary
List of prime ministers of Hungary
Politics of Hungary
Cabinet ministers
Minister of Agriculture (Hungary) Minister of Civilian Intelligence Services (Hungary) Minister of Croatian Affairs of Hungary Minister of Education (Hungary) Minister of Finance (Hungary) Minister of Foreign Affairs (Hungary) Minister of the Interior (Hungary) Minister of Justice (Hungary) Minister of Public Works and Transport (Hungary)