Ingrid Rüütel (née Ruus; born 3 November 1935)[1] is an Estonian folklorist, philologist and former First Lady of Estonia. She was married to former President of Estonia Arnold Rüütel until his death on 31 December 2024.
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.[2]
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)[3]
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)[4]- Estonia: Order of the White Star, Class I (2008)
References
- ^ "Proua Ingrid Rüütel". Archived from the original on 2010-09-30. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ "Politicians, leaders remember Arnold Rüütel as a devoted unifier of Estonia". ERR. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "Order Zasługi RP". Archived from the original on August 9, 2022.
- ^ Lithuanian Presidency Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine, Lithuanian Orders searching form
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