Olga Lauristin

Olga Lauristin (née Künnapuu; 28 April 1903 Kolga Parish (now Kuusalu Parish), Kreis Harrien – 25 June 2005^[1]) was a Soviet Estonian politician and collaborator.^[2]

Olga Lauristin
Personal details
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

From 1944 until 1947, she was minister of social welfare.^[2]

Johannes and Olga Lauristin in 1940

Her first husband was the politician Johannes Lauristin and her daughter was the politician and media researcher Marju Lauristin. She later married Hendrik Allik in 1945, and the couple had a son, the theatre critic and director and politician Jaak Allik in 1946. The couple remained married until Allik's death in 1989.^[3]