Rudy Perpich
34th & 36th Governor of Minnesota
In office January 3, 1983 – January 7, 1991
Lieutenant	Marlene Johnson
Preceded by	Al Quie
Succeeded by	Arne Carlson
In office December 29, 1976 – January 4, 1979
Lieutenant	Alec G. Olson
Preceded by	Wendell R. Anderson
Succeeded by	Al Quie
39th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
In office January 4, 1971 – December 29, 1976
Governor	Wendell R. Anderson
Preceded by	James B. Goetz
Succeeded by	Alec G. Olson
Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 63rd district
In office January 8, 1963 – January 4, 1971
Preceded by	Elmer Peter Peterson
Succeeded by	George F. Perpich
Personal details
Born	Rudolph George Prpić (1928-06-27)June 27, 1928 Carson Lake, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	September 21, 1995(1995-09-21) (aged 67) Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party	Democratic–Farmer–Labor
Spouse(s)	Delores "Lola" Perpich
Profession	Dentist
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1946–1948

Rudolph George Perpich Sr. (June 27, 1928 – September 21, 1995) was an American politician. He was the longest-serving governor of Minnesota, serving a total of just over 10 years. He was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.

He was the 34th and 36th Governor of Minnesota from December 29, 1976 to January 4, 1979 and again from January 3, 1983 to January 7, 1991. He was also the state's only Roman Catholic governor and the only one to serve non-consecutive terms.^[1]

Before entering politics, he was a dentist in Hibbing, Minnesota. He died of colon cancer.

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