Ingrid Rüütel ( Ruus; born 3 November 1935) is an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

folklorist Folklore studies, less often known as folkloristics, and occasionally tradition studies or folk life studies in the United Kingdom, is the branch of anthropology devoted to the study of folklore. This term, along with its synonyms, gained currenc ...

and

philologist Philology () is the study of language in oral and written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics (with especially strong ties to etymology). Philology is also defined as th ...

. From 2001 to 2006 she was the

First Lady of Estonia The spouse of the president of Estonia is the wife or husband of the president of Estonia. Estonia's current president's spouse is Sirje Karis, wife of president Alar Karis. Spouses of presidents of Estonia See also *President of Estonia Ref ...

, married to

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

Arnold Rüütel Arnold Rüütel OIH () (born 10 May 1928) is an Estonian politician and agricultural scientist. He has served as the last chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR from 8 April 1983 to 29 March 1990, Chairman of the Su ...

Personal life

Ingrid Rüütel was born in

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

as a daughter of communist politician Neeme Ruus and his wife actress Linda Karin Ruus ( Aruküll). Her father was killed by the German Army during World War II in 1942. In 1958, Ingrid married

. They have two daughters and six grandchildren.

Honours

* : Order of the Estonian Red Cross, Class III (1997) * : Grand Cross of the

Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland The Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland ( pl, Order Zasługi Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) is a Polish order of merit created in 1974, awarded to persons who have rendered great service to Poland. It is granted to foreigners or Poles resident ab ...

(2002) * : Grand Cross of the

Order of Vytautas the Great The Order of Vytautas the Great is the Lithuanian Presidential Award.''Lietuvos Respublikos Konstitucija. 84 straipsnis''. Priimta 1992 It may be conferred on the heads of Lithuania and foreign states, as well as their citizens, for distinguished ...

(30 September 2004)Lithuanian Presidency
, Lithuanian Orders searching form * :

Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star ( et, Valgetähe teenetemärk; french: Ordre de l'Etoile Blanche) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic ...

, Class I (2008)

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1935 births Living people Estonian folklorists Estonian ethnologists Spouses of presidents of Estonia Grand Crosses of the Order of Vytautas the Great Estonian philologists Women philologists Women linguists Women folklorists Women ethnologists Estonian women scientists Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 1st Class University of Tartu alumni {{ethnologist-stub