Péter Oszkó (born 22 March 1973 in Budapest) is a Hungarian politician, businessman, venture capitalist, jurist and the Minister of Finance of the Bajnai administration in Hungary between 2009 and 2010.

Originally, he wanted to pursue a degree in Humanities (his main interest was literature and French) but finally, he graduated from the Law faculty  of the Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), in 1997.

In 2001, he joined the Hungarian office of the international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer as the head of the tax consultancy unit of the company.

Since the 2000’s he has regularly published in economic journals and newspapers, including the Hungarian weeklies HVG (World Economy Weekly) and Figyelő (Observer), the Hungarian daily Világgazdaság (World Economy), but some of his work also appeared in the Harvard Business Review, the Wall Street Journal, and the Financial Times.

After his term as Minister of Finance , he retained his role as a public economic analyst, but from then on, he worked on scaling up innovative, typically technological enterprises in Hungary and in the region as a professional mentor, strategic consultant, and investor.

OXO Technologies Holding was later listed on the Budapest Stock Exchange and extended its early and growth stage investment activity beyond the CEE countries across the whole Europe.

In the spring of 2006, Mr. Oszkó took part in preparing a study by the research institute Central European Management Intelligence (CEMI) that explored the structural problems of the Hungarian economy and government budget, urging changes.

He held the position between April 2009 and May 2010 for one year until the next general elections and took responsibility for significant cuts in public spendings, tax and pension reforms as well as restoring market financing of the state budget and improving the balance of payment.