BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary's Minister for Technology and Industry Laszlo Palkovics has resigned ahead of a planned transfer of the energy portfolio to a new energy ministry, news website index.hu reported on Wednesday.
Reuters could not independently verify the information.
"It is the Prime Minister who decides on members of his cabinet and if there is a change in the structure of the government, we will inform the public in due course," Prime Minister Viktor Orban's office said in response to a Reuters query.
Palkovics has held senior posts in Orban's government since 2014. His resignation would be a rare cabinet departure during Orban's 12-year tenure, but does not pose a threat to the stability of the government.
Palkovics has overseen the energy sector, including the planned expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant, industries, mining and environmental issues, among other areas.
(Reporting by Krisztina Than and Anita Komuves; Editing by Alison Williams and Tomasz Janowski)
