Sándor Burány (born 19 August 1956)[1] is a Hungarian economist and politician, who served as Minister of Employment and Labour from 2003 to 2004, in the cabinet of Péter Medgyessy.

[1] Meanwhile, in a course of evening class from 1982 to 1987, Burány graduated from the Faculty of Industry of the Károly Marx University of Economic Sciences (MKKE) with a degree in design and organization.

[2] After the 2002 election, when the Socialist Party defeated Fidesz and Prime Minister Péter Medgyessy formed his government, Burány was appointed Secretary of State for Political Affairs in the Ministry of Finance, serving in this capacity from 27 May 2002 to 2 March 2003.

He held the office until 14 May 2008 (the formation of Gyurcsány minority cabinet), when he was appointed state secretary in the Ministry of National Development and Economy.

[2] The Socialist Party suffered a heavy defeat in the 2010 parliamentary election, when Fidesz won a two-third majority and Viktor Orbán formed his cabinet.

Burány was also defeated by Fidesz candidate Richárd Tarnai in Kispest, nevertheless he obtained a mandate from his party's Budapest regional list.

[2] Burány was re-elected MP for Kőbánya in the 2018 parliamentary election as a joint candidate of MSZP and Dialogue for Hungary (PM).

[3] Burány ran as joint candidate of the MSZP and Dialogue in Kőbánya during the 2021 Hungarian opposition primary, but was defeated by Democratic Coalition politician Gergely Arató.

He wrote that "he drank beer in the company of his loved ones" and then made one of the "biggest mistakes of his life, which he sincerely regrets and takes responsibility for".