Ingrid Rüütel

Ingrid Rüütel (née Ruus; born 3 November 1935)[1] is an Estonian folklorist and philologist. From 2001 to 2006 she was the First Lady of Estonia, married to President Arnold Rüütel.

Estonian folklorist, philologist, and former First Lady Ingrid Rüütel at the Estonian Song Festival in 2009.

Personal life

Ingrid Rüütel was born in Tallinn as a daughter of communist politician Neeme Ruus and his wife actress Linda Karin Ruus (née Aruküll). Her father was killed by the German Army during World War II in 1942.

In 1958, Ingrid married Arnold Rüütel. They have two daughters and six grandchildren.

Honours

Lithuania : Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great (30 September 2004)[2]

References

"Proua Ingrid Rüütel". Archived from the original on 2010-09-30. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
Lithuanian Presidency Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine, Lithuanian Orders searching form

Preceded by Helle Meri	First Lady of Estonia 2001–2006	Succeeded by Evelin Ilves

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[1] "Proua Ingrid Rüütel". Archived from the original on 2010-09-30. Retrieved 2010-11-04.

[2] Lithuanian Presidency Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine, Lithuanian Orders searching form