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Ed Derwinski

Personal data
Date of birthSeptember 15, 1926(age 83)
Place of birthChicago, Illinois
Political partyRepublican
Alma materLoyola University Chicago
Military service
Service/branchUnited States Army
UnitInfantry
Battles/warsWorld War II
1st United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
In officeMarch 15, 1989 - September 26, 1992
Succeeded byJesse Brown
Preceded by(none)
Under Secretaries of State for International Security Affairs
In officeMarch 24, 1987 - January 21, 1989
Succeeded byReginald Bartholomew
Preceded byWilliam Schneider, Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's   district
In officeJanuary 3, 1959 - January 3, 1983
Succeeded byGeorge M. O'Brien
Preceded byWilliam E. McVey

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Edward Joseph Derwinski (born September 15, 1926) is an American politician who served as the first Cabinet-level United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, serving under President George H. W. Bush from March 15, 1989 to September 26, 1992. He previously served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1959 to 1983, representing south and southwest suburbs of Chicago.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
William E. McVey		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 4 congressional district
January 3, 1959 - January 3, 1983		Succeeded by
George M. O'Brien
Government offices
Preceded by
William Schneider, Jr.		Under Secretaries of State for International Security Affairs
March 24, 1987 - January 21, 1989		Succeeded by
Reginald Bartholomew
Preceded by
none		United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Served under: George H. W. Bush
March 15, 1989 - September 26, 1992		Succeeded by
Jesse Brown


United States Secretaries of Veterans Affairs

Derwinski * Brown * West * Gober (acting) * Principi * Nicholson * Peake * Shinseki

Administrators of Veterans Affairs (1930 �1989)

Hines * Bradley * Gray * Higley * Whittier * Gleason * Driver * Johnson * Roudebush * Cleland * Nimmo * Walters * Turnage * Derwinski

Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs of the United States of America

Under Secretary of State for
International Security Affairs
1972-1993		Tarr * Donaldson * Maw * Benson * Nimetz * Buckley * Schneider * Derwinski * Bartholomew * Wisner
Under Secretary of State for Arms
Control and International Security Affairs
1993-Pres.		Davis * Holum * Bolton * Joseph * Rood (acting) * Tauscher

GHW Bush cabinet

Cabinet
Secretary of StateJames Baker (1989 �1992) * Lawrence Eagleburger (1992 �1993)
Secretary of the TreasuryNicholas F. Brady (1989 �1993)
Secretary of DefenseDick Cheney (1989 �1993)
Attorney GeneralDick Thornburgh (1989 �1991) * William Barr (1991 �1993)
Secretary of the InteriorManuel Lujan, Jr. (1989 �1993)
Secretary of the AgricultureClayton K. Yeutter (1989 �1991) * Edward Rell Madigan (1991 �1993)
Secretary of CommerceRobert Mosbacher (1989 �1992) * Barbara Hackman Franklin (1992 � � �1993)
Secretary of LaborElizabeth Dole (1989 � � �1990) * Lynn Morley Martin (1990 � � 1993)
Secretary of Health and Human ServicesLouis Wade Sullivan (1989 �1993)
Secretary of EducationLauro Cavazos (1989 �1990) * Lamar Alexander (1991 �1993)
Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentJack Kemp (1989 �1993)
Secretary of TransportationSamuel K. Skinner (1989 �1992) * Andrew Card (1992 �1993)
Secretary of EnergyJames D. Watkins (1989 �1993)
Secretary of Veterans AffairsEd Derwinski (1989 �1992)
Cabinet-level
Vice PresidentDan Quayle (1989 �1993)
Trade RepresentativeCarla Anderson Hills (1989 � � �1993)
Director of the Office of
Management and Budget		Richard Darman (1989 � � �1993)



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