Ingrid Rüütel

Ingrid Rüütel ( Ruus; born 3 November 1935) 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 ( 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)
 * 🇵🇹 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)
 * 🇪🇪 Estonia: Order of the White Star, Class I (2008)