János Szabó (29 October 1937 – 25 February 2021) was a Hungarian jurist and politician, who served as Minister of Agriculture between 1993 and 1994.

[2] At the height of the transition to democracy, Szabó joined Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party (FKGP) in August 1989.

He ran for an individual seat for Győr (Győr-Moson-Sopron County Constituency I) during the 1990 parliamentary election, where he came to the third place after László Medgyasszay (MDF) and Dorottya Büky (SZDSZ).

In the parliament, Szabó was a member of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Legislation and Justice from 1990 to 1991 and from 1992 to 1993 (serving as its vice-chairman in the latter period).

[3] The coalition between the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) and the Independent Smallholders' Party, led by József Torgyán broke up in February 1992.

Szabó was elected leader of the pro-government parliamentary group in September 1992, holding the position until February 1993.

[1] Szabó was granted honorary citizenship of Tápiószentmárton in 1994, for "the development of his birthplace, for the aging of the good reputation of the village, for the help of the construction of the Tápiószentmárton-Albertirsa connecting road".