Johannes Lauristin

Johannes Lauristin
Portrait of Lauristin, 1941
Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Estonian SSR
In office 24 August 1940 – 28 August 1941
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Oskar Sepre (acting)
Personal details
Born	(1899-10-29)29 October 1899 Tallinn, Russian Empire
Died	28 August 1941(1941-08-28) (aged 41) Gulf of Finland
Citizenship	Soviet
Nationality	Estonian
Political party	All-Union Communist Party (b) (1927-1941)
Spouse	Olga Lauristin
Children	Marju Lauristin
Profession	Writer
Awards	Order of Lenin (posthumously)

Johannes Lauristin (pseudonym: Juhan Madarik; 29 October 1899 – 28 August 1941) was an Estonian communist politician, activist, writer and statesman who served as the first Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic. Hs wife was communist politician Olga Lauristin and his daughter was politician Marju Lauristin.^[1]