Ingrid Rüütel

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Ingrid and Arnold Rüütel at the Estonian Song Festival in 2009.

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

Personal lie

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

In 1958, Ingrid married with Arnold Rüütel. They have two daughters and 6 grandchildren.

Honours

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

References

↑ "Proua Ingrid Rüütel".
↑ Lithuanian Presidency, Lithuanian Orders searching form

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

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Name	Rüütel, Ingrid
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Short description	First Lady of Estonia
Date of birth	3 November 1935
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