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The High National Council (Hungarian: Nemzeti Főtanács) was the collective head of state of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1945 until 1946.

High National Council

Head of State of Hungary

Interim

In office
26 January 1945 – 1 February 1946Disputed with Ferenc Szálasito 28 March 1945
MonarchVacant
Prime MinisterBéla Miklós
Preceded byFerenc Szálasias Leader of the Nation
Succeeded byZoltán Tildyas President of the Republic

Members of the High National Council

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Parties   Independent   FKGP   MKP

Picture Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of Office Political Party Officeholder
  Béla Zsedényi
1894–1955)
26 January 1945 29 November 1945 Independent Speaker
  Ferenc Nagy
(1903–1979)
29 November 1945 7 December 1945 FKGP
7 December 1945 1 February 1946
  Béla Miklós
(1890–1948)
26 January 1945 15 November 1945 Independent Prime Minister
  Zoltán Tildy
(1889–1961)
15 November 1945 7 December 1945 FKGP
7 December 1945 1 February 1946
  Ernő Gerő
(1898–1980)
26 January 1945 11 May 1945 MKP
  József Révai
(1898–1959)
11 May 1945 27 September 1945 MKP
  Mátyás Rákosi
(1892–1971)
27 September 1945 7 December 1945 MKP
  László Rajk
(1909–1949)
7 December 1945 1 February 1946 MKP
  Béla Varga
(1903–1995)
7 December 1945 8 January 1946 FKGP