Hungary’s incoming Tisza government is preparing a significant restructuring of the state administration, with a redesigned ministry system that would merge, split, and rename several portfolios if approved by Parliament.
According to a legislative proposal submitted by parliamentary group leader Andrea Bujdosó, the overhaul would streamline responsibilities and create a new institutional framework for governance under the leadership of Péter Magyar.
The proposal is expected to be voted on by MPs on Saturday afternoon.
Fewer overlaps, new policy focus areas
The planned system would introduce a range of newly defined ministries, while also phasing out or merging several existing ones.
According to Telex, the proposed structure includes the following key ministries:
- Ministry of Health
- Ministry of Justice
- Ministry of Education and Child Affairs
- Ministry of Finance
- Ministry for Agriculture and Food Economy
- Ministry of Interior
- Ministry for Living Environment
- Ministry of Economy and Energy
- Ministry of Defence
- Ministry of Transport and Investments
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Prime Minister’s Office
- Ministry of Social and Family Affairs
- Ministry for Social Relations and Culture
- Ministry of Science and Technology
- Ministry for Rural and Settlement Development
Major institutional mergers and new portfolios
The draft legislation outlines a major reorganisation of existing government structures, with several ministries being carved out of larger departments.
The Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Social and Family Affairs, and the Ministry of Education and Child Affairs would all be created through a split from the Ministry of Interior.
A newly defined Ministry for the Living Environment would be formed by separating it from the current Ministry of Energy.
Meanwhile, cultural and innovation-related responsibilities would be reorganised under a new Ministry for Social Relations and Culture, which would be split off from the Ministry of Culture and Innovation.
Name changes and rebranding of key ministries
Several existing ministries would continue to operate, but under new names and revised mandates.
The Ministry of National Economy would be renamed the Ministry of Finance.
The Ministry of Agriculture would become the Ministry for Agriculture and Food Economy, reflecting a broader focus on the entire food production chain.
The current Ministry of Energy would be transformed into the Ministry of Economy and Energy.
The Ministry of Construction and Transport would be rebranded as the Ministry of Transport and Investments, while the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade would simply operate as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs if the proposal is adopted.
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EU affairs absorbed into the Prime Minister’s Office
One of the most significant institutional changes would be the absorption of EU affairs administration into the Prime Minister’s Office, alongside the current Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office.
This move would centralise European Union-related coordination directly under the prime ministerial structure.
Parliamentary decision ahead
If approved, the reform would mark one of the most comprehensive reorganisations of Hungary’s government structure in recent years, fundamentally reshaping how policy areas are grouped and managed across the cabinet.
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