# Balázs Hankó becomes Minister of Culture and Innovation

Date: 2024

On 11 June 2024 President [Tamás Sulyok](/people/tamas-sulyok) appointed [Balázs Hankó](/people/balazs-hanko) as Hungary's Minister of Culture and Innovation, effective 1 July 2024, in place of [János Csák](/people/janos-csak). In that role Hankó also chaired the committee that is the top decision-making body of the National Cultural Fund (NKA).

## People

- Balázs Hankó: https://factrail.ai/people/balazs-hanko

## Sources

- https://bbj.hu/politics/domestic/government/balazs-hanko-tapped-to-head-culture-and-innovation-ministry/
- https://www.sandorpalota.hu/hu/dr-hanko-balazs-kulturalis-es-innovacios-miniszter-kinevezese
- https://hvg.hu/itthon/20240612_csak-janos-lemondas-hanko-balazs
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/2026/05/07/grants-from-hijacked-culture-fund-an-auxiliary-financing-leg-to-orbans-international-influence-network/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/hanko-culture-innovation-minister-2024-07-01