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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rudy_PerpichRudy Perpich - Wikipedia

    Rudolph George Perpich Sr. (born Rudolph George Prpić; June 27, 1928 – September 21, 1995) was an American politician and dentist who served as the governor of Minnesota from 1976 to 1979 and again from 1983 to 1991.

  2. That September, he married Delores Helen "Lola" Simich, an Iron Range girl he had met at a malt shop six years before. The couple had two children: Rudy, Jr., in 1959 and Mary Sue the next year. In 1955 Perpich successfully ran for the Hibbing School Board. At the time, the Board faced an entrenched system of gender discrimination.

  3. Sep 22, 1995 · Former Gov. Rudy Perpich, a dentist who became Minnesota's longest-serving chief executive, died today at his home here, outside St. Paul. He was 67. His wife, Lola, said he had died of colon...

  4. Aug 8, 2017 · It took former-Gov. Rudy Perpich and his family 10 years to get a portrait of Perpich and his wife Lola hung in the halls of the Minnesota State Capitol.

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  5. perpich.mn.gov › celebrating-lola-perpichCelebrating Lola Perpich

    Mar 26, 2021 · In the dissertation by James Douglas Hainlen, September, 2009, it is stated that Lola Perpich shared with policy makers what she and her husband, Gov. Rudy Perpich, had seen in Europe in state-supported arts schools.

  6. Nov 6, 2022 · Rudy Perpich, who practiced dentistry before pursuing elected office, rose to power at a heady time for Minnesota politics. He first became governor in 1976, when Perpich was serving as the...

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  8. Mar 26, 2021 · Celebrating Lola Perpich. Photograph of Delores “Lola” Perpich, wife of Minnesota governor Rudy Perpich, c.1978. In celebration of Women’s History Month, we want to recognize and remember Lola Perpich as a pioneer in playing an integral role in the creation of the….