Ferenc József Nagy (22 April 1923 – 14 May 2019)[1] was a Hungarian agrarian engineer and politician, who served as Minister of Agriculture between 1990 and 1991.

Ferenc József Nagy was born into an affluent peasant family in Kisharsány, Baranya County on 22 April 1923.

[2] Following the Soviet Occupation of Hungary and the Communist takeover, he was labelled as "kulak" and the half of his farm lands was confiscated, while Nagy was sent to compulsory military service to Kunmadaras in 1951.

[2] During the transition to democracy in Hungary, Nagy joined the re-emerging Independent Smallholders' Party on 23 March 1989.

In this capacity, Nagy led the coalition negotiations on behalf of his party with József Antall, Prime Minister-designate and leader of the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF).

The national board of the FKPG elected József Torgyán as co-president of the party alongside Nagy on 27 April 1991.

[2] Torgyán withdrew his party's support from the Antall cabinet, which resulted that the parliamentary caucus of the FKGP split into two groups on 24 February 1992.

Initially, Nagy remained a supporter of Pártay, but later he also joined the United Smallholders' Party (EKGP).

[4] Following the death of József Antall in December 1993, Nagy retained his position of Minister of Compensation in the cabinet of Péter Boross, until 15 July 1994, when the Socialist leader Gyula Horn formed his government after the 1994 Hungarian parliamentary election.