Ákos Kriza (10 February 1965 − 18 January 2021) was a Hungarian politician.

Kriza was re-elected mayor during 2014 local elections, obtaining 42.27 percent of the vote and defeating opposition candidates Albert Pásztor, a former top police official, and Péter Jakab.

On 9 August 2019, Kriza announced he was not seeking re-election due to his long-standing tumor disease.

[4] The government party Fidesz nominated Zoltán Alakszai, the notary of Miskolc as their nominee for the position of mayor.

Ákos Kriza died on 18 January 2021, at the age of 55, after a long-term illness.