Mátyás Szűrös
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Provisional President of the Republic of Hungary
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| In office October 23, 1989 – May 2, 1990 |
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| Succeeded by | Árpád Göncz |
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| Born | September 11, 1933 Püspökladány |
| Political party | MSZP (socialist) (during his presidency), SDP (social democratic) (currently) |
| Spouse | Takács Andrea |
Mátyás Szűrös (born September 11, 1933 in Püspökladány) is a Hungarian politician. He served as provisional President of the Republic from October 18, 1989–May 2, 1990, thus becoming the first President of the Third Hungarian Republic. His presidency occurred during Hungary's transition from communist to democratic government. He also served as Speaker of parliament from March 1989 to March 1990.
He remained a member of the parliament until 2002 as a member of the Hungarian Socialist Party, often voting against the party consensus. He quit the party in 2002, joined the newly established New Left Party and ran as their prime minister candidate on the parliamentary elections, but the formation only got 0.1% of the popular votes. In 2003, he joined the Social Democratic Party and was later elected as the chairman of the party. He resigned his position in 2005.
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| Preceded by (none) |
President of Hungary 1989 – 1990 |
Succeeded by Árpád Göncz |
| Provisional government | Károlyi* |
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| Hungarian Soviet Republic | Garbai | Peidl* |
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| Provisional government | Archduke Joseph August | Friedrich* | Huszár* |
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| Regency | Horthy |
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| Fascism | Szálasi |
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| Transition to Communism | Miklós | Tildy |
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| Communist Hungary | Szakasits | Rónai | Dobi | Losonczi | Németh | Straub |
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| Republic of Hungary | Szűrös* | Göncz | Mádl | Sólyom |
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