Horn Government

Horn Government
64th Cabinet of Hungary
Date formed	15 July 1994
Date dissolved	8 July 1998
People and organisations
Head of state	Árpád Göncz (Ind.)
Head of government	Gyula Horn
Member party	MSZP SZDSZ
Status in legislature	Supermajority grand coalition 278 / 386 (72%)
Opposition party	Fidesz MDF FKgP
Opposition leader	Viktor Orbán (Fidesz) Lajos Für, Sándor Lezsák (MDF) József Torgyán (FKgP)
History
Election	1994 election
Outgoing election	1998 election
Legislature term	1994–1998
Predecessor	Boross Government
Successor	First Orbán Government

The Horn government was the third government in Hungary after the change of regime, which was formed from a coalition of two parties, the MSZP and the SZDSZ. The coalition had a two-thirds majority in Parliament, but voluntarily agreed to amend the two-thirds laws only if there was a consensus with the opposition. The government took the oath of office on July 15, 1994. After their defeat of the 1998 elections, Prime Minister Gyula Horn's term expired on 6 July 1998, and the other cabinet members' 8 July 1998.

Party breakdown

Beginning of term

Party breakdown of cabinet ministers in the beginning of term:

MSZP	11
SZDSZ	3

End of term

Party breakdown of cabinet ministers in the end of term:

MSZP	10
SZDSZ	3
Independents	2

Composition

Office	Image	Incumbent	Political party		In office
Prime Minister		Gyula Horn		MSZP	15 July 1994 - 6 July 1998
Minister of Internal Affairs		Gábor Kuncze		SZDSZ	15 July 1994 - 8 July 1998
Minister of Foreign Affairs		László Kovács		MSZP	15 July 1994 - 8 July 1998
Minister of Finance		László Békési		MSZP	15 July 1994 - 28 February 1995
		Lajos Bokros		MSZP	18 February 1995 - 29 February 1996
		Péter Medgyessy		Independent	29 February 1996 - 8 July 1998
Minister of Industry and Trade		László Pál		MSZP	15 July 1994 - 15 July 1995
		Imre Dunai		Independent	15 July 1995 - 5 September 1996
		Tamás Suchman		MSZP	5 September 1996 - 15 October 1996
		Szabolcs Fazekas		Independent	15 October 1996 - 8 July 1998
Minister of Agriculture		László Lakos		MSZP	15 July 1994 - 15 December 1996
		Frigyes Nagy		MSZP	15 December 1996 - 8 July 1998
Minister of Justice		Pál Vastagh		MSZP	15 July 1994 - 8 July 1998
Minister of Social Affairs		Pál Kovács		MSZP	15 July 1994 - 15 March 1995
		György Szabó		MSZP	15 March 1995 - 30 November 1996
		Mihály Kökény		MSZP	30 November 1996 - 8 July 1998

References

Mária Baranyi: Egy előszoba titkai – Horn Gyula közelről 1994–1998 (Athenaeum 2000, published in 2010) ISBN 9789632930466

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