Pál Simon (politician)

Pál Simon (17 February 1929 – 6 February 2021) was a Hungarian chemical engineer and politician. He was the last Minister of Heavy Industry in the cabinet of Prime Minister György Lázár from 1975 to 1980. He was also Hungarian Ambassador to Yugoslavia between 1981 and 1985.
Simon died on 6 February 2021 after a brief illness, eleven days before his 92nd birthday.