Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Context: Rudolph George "Rudy" Perpich, Sr. (June 27, 1928 September 21, 1995) was an American politician and the longest-serving governor of Minnesota. A member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, he served as the 34th and 36th Governor of Minnesota from December 29, 1976, to January 4, 1979, and 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. Before entering politics, he was a dentist., Albert Harold "Al" Quie (born September 18, 1923) is an American politician who served as the 35th governor of Minnesota from January 4, 1979, to January 3, 1983., The 1978 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 7 , 1978 . Independent - Republican Party candidate Al Quie defeated Minnesota Democratic -- Farmer -- Labor Party incumbent Rudy Perpich ., The Governor of Minnesota is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Minnesota, leading the state's executive branch. Forty different people have been governor of Minnesota, though historically there were also three governors of Minnesota Territory. Alexander Ramsey, the first territorial governor, also served as state governor several years later. State governors are elected to office by popular vote, but territorial governors were appointed to the office by the United States president. The current governor of Minnesota is Mark Dayton of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL)., Subject: minnesota gubernatorial election, Relation: office_contested, Options: (A) governor (B) president
Output (English): governor