High National Council

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High National Council
Head of State of Hungary
Interim
In office 26 January 1945 – 1 February 1946 Disputed with Ferenc Szálasi to 28 March 1945
Monarch	Vacant
Prime Minister	Béla Miklós
Preceded by	Ferenc Szálasi as Leader of the Nation
Succeeded by	Zoltán Tildy as President of the Republic

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

Members of the High National Council

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

See also

• List of heads of state of Hungary

Sources

• World Statesmen - Hungary