Sándor Pintér (born 3 July 1948) is a Hungarian politician and former top police officer.

He was a member of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (MSZMP) before the transition to democracy in Hungary (1990).

Allegedly, between 1993 and 1996, Dietmar Clodo[a] gave large sums of money from Semion Mogilevich to numerous Hungarian politicians including Pinter in 1996/1997.

He worked as businessman between two periods as Minister of the Interior, operating security, economic-consultation and travel companies.

As Minister of the Interior, he was superior of the Constitution Protection Office Director General, domestic criminal-investigative and counterintelligence agency, Counter Terrorism Centre Director General, special weapons and tactics, hostage rescue agency, National Protective Service Director General, organization completing tasks such as: crime prevention and detection, lifestyle monitoring, integrity testing and Special Service for National Security Director General, agency – provider of the technical background needed to clandestine collection of information.

After the 2022 parliamentary election, secret services transferred to the portfolio of the Prime Minister's Cabinet Office headed by Antal Rogán, while the Ministry of the Interior headed by Sándor Pintér received the health and education portfolio.