| István Gyenesei | |
| Order: | Minister of Local Government of Hungary |
| Term Start: | 15 May 2008 |
| Term End: | 16 April 2009 |
| Primeminister: | Ferenc Gyurcsány |
| Predecessor: | Gordon Bajnai |
| Successor: | Zoltán Varga |
| Birth Date: | 1 April 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Kaposvár, Hungary |
| Profession: | Politician |
| Party: | Association for Somogy |
| Spouse: | Judit Horváth |
| Children: | Leila Gyenesei and two others |
István Gyenesei (1 April 1948 – 21 March 2024) was a Hungarian politician and the Chairman of the Association for Somogy party. He was the only representative in the Hungarian National Assembly who gained a seat as an independent. During the formation of the minority government in April 2008, Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány appointed him as Minister of Local Government. He did not get a post in the cabinet of Gordon Bajnai in 2009.
He had several children. The youngest daughter, Leila Gyenesei, is a pentathlete who participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics.
István Gyenesei died on 21 March 2024, at the age of 75.[1]