Miklós Németh

Miklós Németh
Németh in 1989
Prime Minister of Hungary
In office
24 November 1988  23 May 1990
PresidentBrunó Ferenc Straub
Mátyás Szűrös (interim)
Árpád Göncz (interim)
DeputyPéter Medgyessy
Preceded byKároly Grósz
Succeeded byJózsef Antall
Member of the National Assembly
In office
5 October 1988  22 April 1991
Personal details
Born (1948-01-24) January 24, 1948
Monok, Second Hungarian Republic
NationalityHungarian
Political partyMSZMP (1976–1989)
MSZP (1989–1990)
Independent (since 1990)
SpouseErzsébet Szilágyi
ProfessionEconomist, academic professor
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Miklós Németh (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmikloːʃ ˈneːmɛt], born 24 January 1948) is a retired Hungarian economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 24 November 1988 to 23 May 1990. He was one of the leaders of the Socialist Workers' Party, Hungary's Communist party, in the tumultuous years that led to the collapse of communism in Eastern and Central Europe. He was the last Communist Prime Minister of Hungary.