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Ingrid Rüütel

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Ingrid Rüütel
Ingrid Rüütel at the Estonian Song Festival in 2009
First Lady of Estonia
In office
8 October 2001 – 9 October 2006
PresidentArnold Rüütel
Preceded byHelle Meri
Succeeded byEvelin Ilves
Personal details
Born (1935-11-03) 3 November 1935 (age 88)
Pahavalla, Estonia
SpouseArnold Rüütel
Children2

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

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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

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References

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  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 Spouse of President
2001–2006
Succeeded by