| Ingrid Rüütel | |
| Order: | First Lady of Estonia |
| President: | Arnold Rüütel |
| Term Start: | 8 October 2001 |
| Term End: | 9 October 2006 |
| Predecessor: | Helle Meri |
| Successor: | Evelin Ilves |
| Birth Date: | 3 November 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Pahavalla, Estonia |
| Spouse: | Arnold Rüütel |
| Children: | 2 |
Ingrid Rüütel (Ruus; born 3 November 1935)[1] is an Estonian folklorist and philologist. She is married to former President of Estonia Arnold Rüütel.
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.
Estonia: Order of the Estonian Red Cross, Class III (1997)
Poland: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (2002)[2]
Portugal:
Norway: Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (2002)
Lithuania: Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great (30 September 2004)[3] Estonia: Order of the White Star, Class I (2008)