[1] During his tenure as prime minister of Hungary from 13 March 1890 to 17 November 1892 were laws to promote the industrial, social reform and currency reform, switching silver-based Forint to the gold-based Korona, to be carried out by Finance Minister Sándor Wekerle.

[2] Szapáry was a cautious and moderate liberal politician,[3][4] technocratic,[5] or bureaucrat[6] described, but he was able to rely on experienced ministers, which he had largely taken from the Tisza government.

[7] An administrative and ecclesiastical reform but without success and after the national opposition won the parliamentary elections 1892.

[2] Wekerle, Dezső Szilágyi, Gábor Baross and Albin Csáky were all members of his cabinet.

He married Karolina Festetics de Tolna on 30 May 1864 with whom he had 7 children including Lőrinc Szapáry.