OVERVIEW:
FULL NAME:
Edward Joseph Derwinski
BORN:
September 15, 1926;
Chicago, Illinois
DIED:
January 15, 2012 (age 85);
Oak Brook, Illinois
EDUCATION:
Loyola University, Chicago (BS)
POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican
HIGHLIGHTS:
1944-1948:
U.S. Army
1959-1983:
U.S. House of Representatives (R-IL)
1983-1987:
Counselor, U.S. Department of State
1987-1989:
Under Secretary of State for International Security Affairs
1989:
Administrator of Veterans Affairs
1989-1992:
First U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
RESOURCES:
Miller Center
Biographical Directory of Congress
Wikipedia
ORAL HISTORY:
UVA Miller Center
PORTRAIT:
MEDIA COVERAGE:
NOMINATION (12/22/1988):
C-SPAN
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
RESIGNATION (9/26/1992):
Los Angeles Times
New York Times
Chicago Tribune
United Press International
OBITUARIES (1/18/2012):
New York Times
Washington Post
Associated Press
Los Angeles Times