Olga Lauristin (née Künnapuu; 28 April 1903 Kolga Parish (now Kuusalu Parish), Kreis Harrien – 25 June 2005) was a Soviet Estonian politician.

From 1944 until 1947, she was Minister of Social Welfare.

Olga Lauristin

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.

Olga Lauristin

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1903 births

2005 deaths

People from Kuusalu Parish

People from Kreis Harrien

Communist Party of Estonia politicians

Members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Estonia

People's commissars and ministers of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic

Members of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1940–1947 First convocation members of the Soviet of Nationalities Second convocation members of the Soviet of Nationalities Third convocation members of the Soviet of Nationalities Estonian prisoners and detainees Estonian centenarians Women centenarians Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples Recipients of the Order of the October Revolution Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Women government ministers of Estonia

Olga Lauristin