László L. Simon
| László L. Simon | |
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| Secretary of State for Culture of the Ministry of Human Resources | |
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In office 18 June 2012 – 15 February 2013 | |
| Minister | Zoltán Balog |
| Preceded by | Géza Szőcs |
| Succeeded by | János Halász |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 March 1972 Székesfehérvár, Hungary |
| Profession | writer, politician |
László L. Simon (born 28 March 1972) is a Hungarian writer, poet and politician, who served as Secretary of State for Culture of the Ministry of Human Resources from 18 June 2012 to 15 February 2013.
Life
He finished his secondary studies in the Teleki Blanka Grammar School in Székesfehérvár. He graduated as a history and literature teacher from the Eötvös Loránd University. He functioned as Chairman of the Union of Young Writers between 1998 and 2004. He was the Secretary of the Hungarian Writers' Association from 2004 to 2010. He edited the Magyar Műhely, Kortárs and Kommentár journals. He served as chief editor of the Szépirodalmi Figyelő until 2007.
He served as Chairman of the Committee on Education and Culture in the Fejér County General Assembly. He was elected to the National Assembly of Hungary for Gárdony (Fejér County Constituency IV) as a candidate of the Fidesz. He functioned as Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for Culture and Press Freedom from 14 May 2010 to 18 June 2012. Miklós Réthelyi appointed him President of the Committee of the Hungarian Cultural Fund on 15 October 2011. He replaced Marcell Jankovics in that position.[1] After the resignation of Géza Szőcs, the new minister Zoltán Balog appointed him as Secretary of State for Culture on 18 June 2012.[2] However, he only served for 8 months, after he was replaced due to "habit differences" with the Minister. L. Simon was elected Chairman of the Committee for Culture and Press Freedom for the second time on 1 March 2013.
From 15 June 2014 to 5 July 2016, he served as Secretary of State for Cultural Heritage Protection and Capital Projects within the Prime Minister's Office. He was also Government Commissioner responsible for the renovation of the Buda Castle District and member of the WW1 Centenary Memorial Committee from October 2013. He was dismissed by minister János Lázár.
Works
- (visszavonhatatlanul…) (Árgus Kiadó – Orpheusz Kiadó, 1996) ISBN 978-963-7971-72-3
- Egy paradigma lehetséges részlete (Magyar Műhely, 1996) ISBN 978-963-7596-22-3
- met AMorf ózis (Orpheusz Kiadó, 2000) ISBN 978-963-9101-67-8
- Secretum sigillum Magyar Műhely Kiadó, 2003. ISBN 978-963-7596-33-9
- Nem lokalizálható (Orpheusz Kiadó - Magyar Műhely Kiadó, 2003.) ISBN 978-963-9377-42-4
- Hidak a Dunán (Ráció Kiadó, 2005) ISBN 978-963-86525-7-7
- Édes szőlő, tüzes bor. A Velencei-tó környékének szőlő- és borkultúrája (with László Lukács and Lajos Ambrus; Ráció Kiadó - Velencei-tó Környékéért Alapítvány, 2005) ISBN 978-963-86525-8-4
- Versenyhátrány. A (kultúr)politika fogságában (Kortárs Kiadó, 2007) ISBN 978-963-9593-59-6
- Háromlábú lovat etető lány (with Tibor Palkó; Ráció Kiadó, 2009) ISBN 978-963-7596-68-1
- Japán hajtás (Kortárs Kiadó – Fiatal Írók Szövetsége, 2008.) ISBN 978-963-9593-76-3
- A római szekér. Kulturális politika – politikai kultúra (Ráció Kiadó, 2010) ISBN 978-963-9605-85-5
- Személyes történelem (Ráció Kiadó, 2011) ISBN 978-615-5047-12-1
- Szubjektív ikonosztáz (Ráció Kiadó, 2012) ISBN 978-615-5047-31-2