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{{More citations needed|date=October 2023}}{{Short description|American politician (1926–2012)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ed Derwinski
| image = Ed derwinski.jpg
| order = 1st
| office = United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
| president = [[George H. W. Bush]]
| term_start = March 15, 1989
| term_end = September 26, 1992
| predecessor = ''Position established''
| successor = [[Jesse Brown]]
| office1 = [[Administrator of Veterans Affairs]]
| president1 = [[George H. W. Bush]]
| term_start1 = January 21, 1989
| term_end1 = March 15, 1989
| predecessor1 = [[Thomas K. Turnage|Thomas Turnage]]
| successor1 = Position abolished
| office2 = 8th [[Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs|
| president2 = [[Ronald Reagan]]
| term_start2 = March 24, 1987
| term_end2 = January 21, 1989
| predecessor2 = [[William Schneider
| successor2 = [[Reginald Bartholomew]]
| office3 = [[Counselor of the United States Department of State]]
| president3 = [[Ronald Reagan]]
| term_start3 = March 23, 1983
| term_end3 = March 24, 1987
| predecessor3 = [[James L.
| successor3 = [[Max Kampelman]]
| state4 = [[Illinois]]
| district4 = {{ushr|IL|4|4th}}
| term_start4 = January 3, 1959
| term_end4 = January 3, 1983
| predecessor4 = [[William E.
| successor4 = [[George M.
| birth_name = Edward Joseph Derwinski
| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|9|15}}
| birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S.
| death_date = {{nowrap|{{death date and age|2012|1|15|1926|9|15}}}}
| death_place = [[Oak Brook, Illinois|Oak Brook]], [[Illinois]], U.S.
| restingplace = [[Arlington National Cemetery]]
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse = Patricia van der Giessen<br/>Bonnie Hickey
| children = 2
| education = [[Loyola University Chicago|Loyola University, Chicago]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])
| allegiance = {{flag|United States|1912}}
| branch = {{army|United States}}
| serviceyears = 1944–1946
| unit = [[Infantry]]
| battles = [[World War II]]
}}
'''Edward Joseph Derwinski''' (September 15, 1926 – January 15, 2012) was an [[Politics of the United States|American politician]] who served as the first [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet]]-level [[United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs]], serving under [[President of the United States|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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==Executive career==
A [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[redistricting]] plan after the [[United States Census, 1980|1980 Census]] carved up the 4th District, with only about 15% of its territory being retained and added to various territory from other districts; Derwinski and fellow Republican congressman [[George M. O'Brien]] were placed in the same district, and O'Brien won the [[United States House elections, 1982|1982]] primary on the strength of having more of his previous district included in the new configuration. After Derwinski's loss, President [[Ronald Reagan]] appointed him Counselor to the [[United States Department of State|State Department]]. In 1987, Reagan appointed him [[Under Secretary of State]] for Security Assistance, Science and Technology, where he served until the end of Reagan's term, shortly after which he was appointed Administrator of Veterans Affairs, in charge of the Veterans Administration, which was elevated to cabinet-level status as the Department of Veterans Affairs in 1989, making Derwinski the first Secretary of Veterans Affairs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress/edward-j-derwinski-first-secretary-of-the-department-of-veterans-affairs-dies/2012/01/18/gIQA5IlL9P_story.html|title=Edward J. Derwinski, first secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, dies|
==Advocacy==
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Derwinski resided in [[Glen Ellyn, Illinois]] with his wife, the former Bonita Hickey, known as Bonnie. He had two adult children, Maureen and Michael, from his first marriage to Patricia Derwinski.
On learning of his death, former United States Senator [[Peter Fitzgerald (politician)|Peter Fitzgerald]] (R-IL) described Derwinski as
==References==
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*[http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?r101:E17MY0-507: Congressional Record: Tribute to Ed Derwinski by Dan Rostenkowski]{{Dead link|date=August 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, May 17, 1990
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