Editing Ed Derwinski (section)

{{Short description|American politician (1926–2012)}}
{{More citations needed|date=October 2023}}{{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|Under Secretary of State for International Security Affairs]]
| president2          = [[Ronald Reagan]]
| term_start2         = March 24, 1987
| term_end2           = January 21, 1989
| predecessor2        = [[William Schneider Jr.|William Schneider]]
| successor2          = [[Reginald Bartholomew]]
| office3             = 22nd [[Counselor of the United States Department of State]]
| president3          = [[Ronald Reagan]]
| term_start3         = March 23, 1983
| term_end3           = March 24, 1987
| predecessor3        = [[James L. Buckley]]
| successor3          = [[Max Kampelman]]
| state4              = [[Illinois]]
| district4           = {{ushr|IL|4|4th}}
| term_start4         = January 3, 1959
| term_end4           = January 3, 1983
| predecessor4        = [[William E. McVey]]
| successor4          = [[George M. O'Brien]]
| 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          = [[United States]]
| branch              = [[United States Army]]
| serviceyears        = 1944–1946
| unit                = [[Infantry]]
| battles             = [[World War II]]
}}
'''Edward Joseph Derwinski''' (September 15, 1926 – January 15, 2012) was an 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]].