Ingrid Rüütel

Ingrid Rüütel
Ingrid Rüütel at the Estonian Song Festival in 2009
First Lady of Estonia
In office 8 October 2001 – 9 October 2006
President	Arnold Rüütel
Preceded by	Helle Meri
Succeeded by	Evelin Ilves
Personal details
Born	(1935-11-03) 3 November 1935 (age 89) Pahavalla, Estonia
Spouse	Arnold Rüütel
Children	2

Ingrid Rüütel (née Ruus; born 3 November 1935)^[1] is an Estonian folklorist and philologist. She is married to former President of Estonia Arnold Rüütel.

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 Nazi German occupation authorities in 1942.

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

Honours

•  Estonia: Order of the Estonian Red Cross, Class III (1997)
•  Poland: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (2002)^[2]
•  Portugal:
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry (2003)
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (2006)
•  Norway: Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (2002)
•  Lithuania: Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great (30 September 2004)^[3]
•  Estonia: Order of the White Star, Class I (2008)

References

1. "Proua Ingrid Rüütel". Archived from the original on 2010-09-30. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
2. https://www.prezydent.pl/prezydent/kompetencje/ordery-i-odznaczenia/ordery/order-zaslugi-rp Archived 2022-08-09 at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL]}
3. Lithuanian Presidency Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine, Lithuanian Orders searching form

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Preceded by Helle Meri

Spouse of President 2001–2006

Succeeded by Evelin Ilves