Olga Lauristin
Soviet Estonian politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olga Lauristin (née Künnapuu; 28 April 1903 Kolga Parish (now Kuusalu Parish), Kreis Harrien – 25 June 2005[1]) was a Soviet Estonian politician.[2]
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Born | Olga Künnapuu (1903-04-28)28 April 1903 Kolga Parish (now Kuusalu Parish), Kreis Harrien, Governorate of Estonia |
Died | 25 June 2005(2005-06-25) (aged 102) Tartu, Estonia |
Political party | Communist Party of Estonia |
Spouse(s) | Johannes Lauristin Hendrik Allik |
Children | Marju Lauristin Jaak Allik |
Alma mater | University of Tartu |
Awards | Order of the Red Banner of Labour Order of Friendship of Peoples Order of the October Revolution |
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From 1944 until 1947, she was Minister of Social Welfare.[2]
Her first husband was politician Johannes Lauristin and her daughter was politician and media researcher Marju Lauristin. She later married Hendrik Allik in 1945 and the couple had a son, theatre critic and director and politician Jaak Allik in 1946. The couple remained married until Allik's death in 1989.[3]