Deputy Prime Minister of Hungary

The deputy prime minister of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország miniszterelnök-helyettese), officially the general deputy of the prime minister of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország miniszterelnökének általános helyettese), is a senior member of the Hungarian Cabinet. The office of the Deputy Prime Minister is not a permanent position, existing only at the discretion of the Prime Minister, who may appoint to other offices to give seniority to a particular Cabinet minister. The officeholder is responsible for specific coordination and policy areas defined by law. If the Prime Minister does not nominate a deputy prime minister, the Minister of the Interior acts as first in the order of substitution within the government hierarchy, according to established governmental practice and statutory regulation governing substitution of ministers. The office is currently held by Zsolt Semjén under Viktor Orbán's premiership.