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DeutschRoger Quilliot
Roger Quilliot | |
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| Minister of Housing | |
| In office 1981–1983 | |
| President | François Mitterrand |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Mauroy |
| Preceded by | Marcel Cavaillé |
| Succeeded by | Paul Quilès |
| Mayor of Clermont-Ferrand | |
| In office 1973–1997 | |
| Preceded by | Gabriel Montpied |
| Succeeded by | Serge Godard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 June 1925 Hermaville, France |
| Died | 17 July 1998 (aged 73) Clermont-Ferrand, France |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
Roger Quilliot (19 June 1925 – 17 July 1998) was a French politician. He served as Housing Minister from May 22 to June 23, 1981, under former French President François Mitterrand.[1] He was also a Socialist member of the French Senate for the Puy-de-Dôme from 1974 to 1981, then from 1983 to April 1998, and again from September 1986 to 1998.[1] He also served as the mayor of Clermont-Ferrand from 1973 to 1998.[2]
Biography
[edit]Roger Quilliot was born on June 19, 1925, in Hermaville, France.[1] He received a PhD and the agrégation in Literature, and he edited the oeuvre of Albert Camus in La Pléiade.[2] He was a personal friend of Camus's.[2] Politically, he was close to Gaston Defferre and Pierre Mauroy.[2]
He committed suicide on July 17, 1998.[2] He was survived by his wife, Claire Quilliot.[2] The Musée d'Art Roger-Quilliot in Clermont-Ferrand was named after him.[3]
Bibliography
[edit]- La liberté aux dimensions humaines (1967)
- L'homme sur le pavois (1982, with Claire Quilliot)
- Mémoires (1999, posthumous)
- Mémoires II (2001, with Claire Quilliot, posthumous)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Senate webpage
- ^ a b c d e f 'Roger Quilliot se suicide avec son épouse. Sa femme est en réanimation.', in Libération, July 18, 1998 [1]
- ^ City council webpage
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