Orbán III cabinet
The government of Hungary under Viktor Orbán from June 6, 2014 to May 18, 2018 is referred to as the Orbán III cabinet .
In the parliamentary elections on April 6, 2014 , the conservative Fidesz party, together with its much smaller ally, the Christian Democratic KDNP , achieved a two-thirds majority. When forming the government, Orbán took over the government structure that had been in force since 2010 with a few ministers, some of whom have so-called super ministries . For example, the national ministry of economics covers the areas of economy and finance, the national development ministry covers the areas of construction, transport and economic development and the ministry for human resources covers health, education and culture.
With the victory of the non-party candidate Zoltán Kész in a by-election in Veszprém , the Orbán government lost a two-thirds majority in parliament on February 22, 2015 .
minister
| Office | Surname | Political party |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Viktor Orbán | Fidesz |
| Deputy Prime Minister, Minister without Portfolio for Pan-Hungarian Politics |
Zsolt Semjén | KDNP |
| Minister, Head of the State Chancellery | János Lázár | Fidesz |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade |
Tibor Navracsics (until September 2014), Péter Szijjártó (from September 2014) |
Fidesz |
| Minister of the Interior | Sándor Pintér | independent |
| Minister for National Defense |
Csaba Hende (until September 7, 2015), István Simicskó (from September 7, 2015) |
Fidesz , KDNP |
| Minister for National Economy | Mihály Varga | Fidesz |
| Minister of Justice | László Trócsányi | independent |
| Minister for National Development | Miklós Seszták | KDNP |
| Minister of Agriculture | Sándor Fazekas | Fidesz |
| Minister for Human Resources | Zoltan Balog | Fidesz |
| Minister with no portfolio for the planning, construction and commissioning of the two new reactor blocks at the Paks nuclear power plant | János Süli (from May 2, 2017) | independent |
Controversy
The construction of a border fence on the border with Serbia and Croatia and further tightening of the law on the reception of refugees (rejection of the asylum application when entering via other "safe countries" as well as unauthorized leaving of the assigned residence for more than 48 hours; limitation of the review period for asylum applications ), which were passed by parliament in early July 2015, sparked massive criticism in Europe.
Orban claims (as of mid-2017) that he has freed his people from "slavery" by international banks, corporations and financial speculators since taking office in 2010. Orban has apparently made the abolition of the welfare state and the establishment of a "working state" part of the program: Those who receive social benefits should be forced to work.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Megalakult a harmadik Orbán-kormány. (No longer available online.) In: mno.hu. May 2, 2012, archived from the original on June 10, 2014 ; Retrieved January 2, 2017 (Hungarian). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Hungarian Parliament: Minutes of the parliamentary session on May 18, 2018 - swearing-in of the new government. May 18, 2018, Retrieved November 4, 2018 (Hungarian).
- ↑ By-election in Hungary: Orbán party loses two-thirds majority. In: Spiegel Online . February 22, 2015, accessed January 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Overstretched asylum system: Hungary tightens the law on the reception of refugees. In: Spiegel Online . July 6, 2015, accessed January 2, 2017 .
- ↑ a b spiegel.de August 9, 2017: Orbán's modern slavery
