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.

Miklós Réthelyi appointed him President of the Committee of the Hungarian Cultural Fund on 15 October 2011, replacing Marcell Jankovics.

[citation needed] From 15 June 2014 to 5 July 2016, he was Secretary of State for Cultural Heritage Protection and Capital Projects within the Prime Minister's Office.

[6] On 6 November 2023, the Hungarian culture ministry dismissed him "engaging in conduct which made it impossible for him to continue his employment" and for refusing to ban minors from viewing the annual World Press Photo exhibition hosted by the museum which included photographs of LGBT people, calling it a violation of the child protection law against "sexual propaganda".

In response, Simon wrote that he took "note of the decision" but could not "accept it", adding that he firmly rejected "the idea that our children should be protected from me or from the institution I run.