Prime Minister of Hungary

Prime Minister of Hungary Magyarország miniszterelnöke
Coat of arms used by the Prime Minister
Incumbent Viktor Orbán since 29 May 2010
Appointer	President of Hungary
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	Lajos Batthyány
Formation	17 March 1848
Website	The Prime Minister's Office

The Prime Minister of Hungary (Hungarian: miniszterelnök, literally translated as "Minister-President") is the head of government of Hungary, and the most powerful person in Hungarian politics. He or she leads the majority party or coalition in the National Assembly of Hungary, and is also the chairperson of the cabinet. The current Prime Minister is Viktor Orbán, who has served since 29 May 2010.

The title of Hungary's head of government in Hungarian is miniszterelnök. Literally translated, this means "Minister-President". However, since "Prime minister" or "premier" is the more usual title in a parliamentary system for a head of government in English-speaking nations, the title is translated as "Prime Minister" by most English sources.

According to the Hungarian Constitution, the President of Hungary is required to appoint the leader of the political party who wins a majority of seats in the National Assembly of Hungary as Prime Minister. If there is no party with a majority, the President asks the leader of the largest party to attempt to form a government coalition. Therefore, the election of members of a certain party to parliament is the equivalent to a vote for that party's leader for Prime Minister.

There is no limit to the number of mandates as Prime Minister. He/she is appointed by the President of the Republic, after the legislative elections and after an audience with every leader of a party represented at the Assembly. It is usual for the leader of the party which receives a plurality of votes in the elections to be named Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister has a leading role in the executive branch in accordance with the Hungarian Constitution, which is based on the post-World War II Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany. Further, the Prime Minister selects Cabinet ministers and has the exclusive right to dismiss them as is the case with the Chancellor of Germany. Cabinet nominees appear before one or more parliamentary committees in consultative open hearings. They must then survive a vote by Parliament and be formally approved by the President.