The Ministry of Human Resources is responsible for the functioning of the national healthcare and welfare system in Hungary, the development of school education from nursery to university, the protection of our cultural heritage, promotion of the interests of children and the young, and the realisation of government aims related to sport in Hungary.

Priority areas for the Ministry are ensuring the high-quality functioning of the healthcare system, the development of concepts related to the pensions system, the shaping of school education from nursery to university, the creation of new cultural assets and initiatives, and the protection of national and world cultural heritage assets. The Ministry of Human Resources aims to bring about the conditions for enhancing quality of life through the creation of a reliable and efficient system of welfare provision, a healthcare system which takes into account the needs of both patients and healthcare professionals, and the development of effective school education from nursery years to university.

The Ministry of Human Resources is led by the Minister of Human Resources, Zoltán Balog.

Ministers of state lead the various specialist departments:

The Minister of State for Human Resources is András Doncsev.
The Minister of State for Health is Miklós Szócska, Dr.
The Minister of State for Church, Minority and Non-govermmental Relations is György Hölvényi.
The Minister of State for Social Inclusion is Zoltán Kovács, Dr.
The Minister of State for Social and Family Affairs is Miklós Soltész.
The Minister of State for Education is Rózsa Hoffmann, Dr.
The Minister of State for Culture is János Halász.
The Minister of State for Sport and Youth Affairs is István Simicskó. 
The State Secretary is Györgyi Lengyel, Dr. 
The Minister of State for Higher Education is István Klinghammer.

The Ministry of Human Resources is also responsible for tasks related to welfare and pensions policy, policy on families, drug prevention and coordination of drugs-related affairs. It is responsible for protection of children and the young, the shaping of policy related to children and the young, and the promotion of equality of opportunity for people suffering from mental impairment. It oversees the provision of equal rights, efforts to integrate Roma communities into mainstream society, the development of links with civil and social groups, and the harmonisation of social policy. It places emphasis on church affairs and issues related to the protection of cultural heritage. The Ministry oversees preparation of plans built on government policy concepts for amateur and professional sport in Hungary.

In addition to heads of cabinet, government officials working in various specialist areas within the Ministry assist the Minister and Ministers of State in their work, taking part in the preparation of decisions and in implementation tasks. The Ministry’s main organisational units are the Ministerial Cabinet, the Offices of the Ministers of State, the Offices of Deputy Ministers of State, and specialist departments and units.