Minister of the Interior (Hungary)

Minister of Interior of Hungary
Magyarország belügyminisztere
Incumbent
Sándor Pintér
since 29 May 2010
Ministry of Interior
TypeMinister
Member ofHungarian cabinet
Formation17 March 1848
First holderBertalan Szemere

The minister of interior of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország belügyminisztere) is a member of the Hungarian cabinet and the head of the Ministry of Interior. The current interior minister is Sándor Pintér.

The position was called People's Commissar of Interior (Hungarian: belügyi népbiztos) during the Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919 and Minister of Local Government (Hungarian: önkormányzati miniszter) between 2006 and 2010, when the ministry was divided into the Ministry of Local Government and the Ministry of Justice and Law.