Chief of General Staff (Hungary)

General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyar Köztársaság Honvéd Vezérkara) is a joint body organised within the Ministry of Defence.

It is responsible for development, organisation, and equipping, training and functioning of the first strategic echelon (stand-by forces) and the other strategic echelon (reserve).

Chief of General Staff

The Chief of General Staff heads the General Staff. The current Chief of the Staff is Colonel General Tibor Benkő.

People's Army of Hungary

• Colonel General János Vörös (1945 – 1946)
• Vacant (1946 – 1948)
• Lieutenant General László Sólyom (1948 – 1950)
• István Bata(1950 – 1953)
• Béla Székely (1953 – 1954)
• Lajos Tóth (1954 – 1956)
• István Kovács (1956)
• László Hegyi (1956 – 1957)
• Ferenc Ugrai (1957 – 1963)
• Károly Csémi (1963 – 1973)
• István Oláh (1973 – 1984)
• József Pacsek (1984 – 1989)
• Lieutenant General László Borsits (1989 – 1990)

Honvédség (1990 – )

• Lieutenant General László Borsits (1990 – 1991)
• Colonel General János Deák (1991 – 1994)
• Colonel General Sándor Németh (1994 – 1996)
• Colonel General Ferenc Végh(1996 – 1999)
• Colonel General Lajos Fodor (1999 – 2003)
• Lieutenant General Zoltán Szenes (2003 – 2005)
• Colonel General András Havril (2005 – 2009)
• Colonel General László Tömböl (2009 – 2010)
• Colonel General Tibor Benkő (2010 – )

See also

• Military of Hungary