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]
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]