Tisza Government Line-Up Finalized

The line-up of the incoming Tisza government was finalized on Thursday with the announcement of the interior and justice ministers. Péter Magyar, leader of the Tisza Party and prime minister-elect, announced on Facebook that Gábor Pósfai, the party's operational leader, will head the Ministry of the Interior, which oversees law enforcement and sport, while Márton Melléthei-Barna, the party's legal leader, will serve as Minister of Justice.

Following the inaugural meeting on April 20 of the Tisza Party's parliamentary group, Péter Magyar announced that his government will have 16 ministries and on that day named seven ministers:

Anita Orbán (Tisza Party foreign policy expert) – Minister of Foreign Affairs

András Kármán (Tisza Party budget and tax policy expert) – Minister of Finance

István Kapitány (Tisza Party economic and energy development expert) – Minister of Economic and Energy Affairs

Zsolt Hegedűs (Tisza Party health policy expert) – Minister of Health

László Gajdos (Director of Nyiregyháza Zoo, MP for Nyiregyháza, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Constituency 1) – Minister for the Living Environment

Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi (Former Chief of the General Staff, Tisza Party expert, MP for Hajdúszoboszló, Hajdú-Bihar County Constituency 5) – Minister of Defense

Szabolcs Bóna (Agricultural engineer, Tisza Party agricultural expert) – Minister of Agriculture and Food Economy

Then, on April 22, Péter Magyar announced:

Bálint Ruff (Political analyst) – Head of the Prime Minister’s Office

Viktória Lőrincz (MP for Kaposvar) – Minister for Regional and Rural Development

Two days later, additional ministers were named:

Dávid Vitézy (Current Budapest councillor) – Minister of Transport and Infrastructure

Vilmos Kátai-Németh (Visually impaired MP for Csepel) – Minister of Social and Family Affairs

Judit Lannert (Education expert) – Minister for Children and Education

On April 28, Péter Magyar announced:

Zoltán Tarr (Tisza Party vice president and EP delegation leader, MP for Budapest Constituency 16) – Minister for Social Relations and Culture

Zoltán Tanács (Leader responsible for the Tisza Party's Functional and Humane Hungary programme, future Budapest MP) – Minister of Science and Technology

Meanwhile, one government commissioner has already been confirmed:

Kriszta Bódis (MP for Jozsefvaros, Budapest Constituency 2) – Commissioner for Social Policy Strategy and Sector Coordination

In the April 12 parliamentary elections, the Tisza Party won 141 seats, Fidesz-KDNP 52, and Our Homeland 6.