Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar announced that the new government will comprise sixteen ministries, naming seven of the incoming ministers at the first faction meeting of the Tisza Party.

Speaking at a press conference after the meeting, Magyar listed the 16 ministries: the Ministry of Finance; the Ministry of Economy and Energy; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the Ministry of Health; the Ministry of Defence; the Ministry for the Living Environment; the Ministry of Agriculture and Food; the Ministry of Interior; the Ministry of Justice; the Ministry of Education; the Ministry of Transport and Investment; the Ministry of Social Affairs; the Ministry for Rural Development; the Ministry of Culture; the Ministry of Digital Affairs and Technology; and the Office of the Prime Minister.

The main difference between the incoming government structure and the outgoing Orbán government is that there will be no so-called super ministries. The successive governments of Viktor Orbán focused on a centralized structure, emphasizing large, integrated ministries, such as the Ministry of Interior, which absorbed health, education, oversight, and law enforcement. The Tisza model breaks these up into more specialized, functionally narrower ministries, more closely resembling a pre-2010 or early post-transition Hungarian cabinet structure.

András Kármán, Minister of Finance

Magyar also introduced seven ministers who are expected to form the core of the new cabinet. András Kármán, nominated as minister of finance, has been involved in economic advisory work around the Tisza Party during the campaign and is expected to bring a technocratic approach to fiscal policy, although critics argue that his relatively low public profile raises questions about his political weight in managing Hungary’s budgetary challenges.

During the first week following the Tisza Party’s electoral victory, discussions about the adoption of the euro in Hungary had already been put on the table. Kármán himself has repeatedly stated that it is a strategic objective of the next government to prepare Hungary’s economy for adoption by 2030. The long-held position of the outgoing government is that, by adopting the euro, Hungary would lose its fiscal sovereignty and economic flexibility, making it more vulnerable to global crises.

István Kapitány, Minister of Economy and Energy

István Kapitány, a former global executive vice president of Shell, will head the newly created Ministry of Economy and Energy. Over a nearly four-decade career, he oversaw one of the world’s largest retail energy networks, spanning tens of thousands of sites across more than 80 countries.

His appointment also signals a strong technocratic and international business orientation, though critics aligned with the Orbán government argue that his multinational corporate background could translate into policies favouring global capital over national economic interests.

Anita Orbán, Minister of Foreign Affairs

Anita Orbán, a former ambassador-at-large for energy security between 2010 and 2015 under the first Orbán government, and a corporate executive, has been named minister of foreign affairs. She will take over the ministry from Péter Szijjártó, who became central in the final phase of the campaign after several leaked recordings of his phone calls with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suggested that he had cooperated closely with Moscow on EU sanctions policy and issues related to Ukraine.

The Tisza Party presents Orbán’s background as positioning her as a figure capable of rebuilding ties with the European Union and Western Europe, while pro-Orbán critics argue that her Western-oriented career path reflects a shift towards Brussels and multinational influence, potentially weakening Hungary’s sovereignty-focused foreign policy.

Zsolt Hegedűs, Minister of Health

Zsolt Hegedűs is set to lead the Ministry of Health, marking the return of an independent health portfolio after years under the interior ministry. An orthopaedic surgeon and former head of department in the British NHS, he spent more than a decade working in Manchester and Bristol before returning to Hungary in 2015 and has since maintained a dual practice between the two countries. He also chaired the Hungarian Medical Chamber’s Ethics Committee.

His international experience and reform agenda are seen by Tisza as key assets in overhauling the sector. At the same time, critics argue that his strong reliance on foreign models—particularly the NHS—may not translate effectively to Hungarian conditions.

Hegedűs has already become one of the most recognizable figures in the incoming government after his dance at Tisza’s election party quickly went viral on social media.

Zsolt Hegedus, a potential health minister in Hungary’s incoming government, drew widespread attention after dancing on stage during celebrations of the opposition Tisza Party’s landslide election victory. 🕺 pic.twitter.com/4WPSqxUpiz

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Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi, Minister of Defence

Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi, former Chief of the Hungarian Defence Forces, will serve as minister of defence. Appointed to lead the military in 2021 under Viktor Orbán’s government, he rose to the highest rank within a Fidesz-era defence structure, and his NATO operational experience lends him professional credibility.

During the campaign, a series of allegations were made against Ruszin-Szendi, including that his dismissal was partly due to a divisive leadership style and his alleged failure to represent Hungary’s official pro-peace position at NATO meetings. He has denied all of these accusations as politically motivated.

László Gajdos, Minister for the Living Environment; Szabolcs Bóna, Minister of Agriculture and Food

László Gajdos has been nominated as minister for the living environment, while Szabolcs Bóna will head the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

Magyar also announced that the Tisza Party will nominate Ágnes Forsthoffer as Speaker of the National Assembly, while Andrea Bujdosó will lead the parliamentary faction of the governing party.

Thanking the nomination, Forsthoffer said she wishes parliamentary work, public life, and public discourse would ‘set an example’ in the coming period. ‘Let debate be a matter of shared thinking, not a war. Let us see strength, not limitations, in adhering to rules and norms. Let there be a new style. Let there be new hope and a breath of fresh air in Parliament as well,’ she said.

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