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The native form of this personal name is Szűrös Mátyás. This article uses the Western name order.

Mátyás Szűrös
Provisional President of the Republic of Hungary
In office October 23, 1989 – May 2, 1990
Preceded by	(none)
Succeeded by	Árpád Göncz
Born	September 11, 1933 (1933-09-11) (age 76) Püspökladány, Hungary
Nationality	Hungarian
Political party	MSZP (socialist) (during his presidency), SDP (social democratic) (currently)
Spouse(s)	Andrea Takács

Mátyás Szűrös ([ˈmaːcaːʃ ˈsyːrøʃ]; 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.

His presidency occurred during Hungary's transition from communist to democratic government. He also served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary from March 1989 to May 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.

External links

• Official Presidential site of Hungary