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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 20 August 1949 |
| Dissolved | 23 October 1989 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Hungarian People's Republic |
| Headquarters | Budapest |
The Council of Ministers was the highest executive and administrative organ of the Hungarian People's Republic, the communist state that governed Hungary from 1949 to 1989.
The Council of Ministers consisted of the Chairman (Prime Minister), deputy chairmen, ministers of state, head of ministries and the Chairman of the National Planning Board. The Parliament of Hungary, upon the recommendation of the Presidential Council of the Hungarian People's Republic, elected and relieved the chairman and ministers of their duties.