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| death_place = Oak Brook, Illinois, U.S. | resting_place = Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. | party = Republican | spouse = Patricia van der Giessen Derwinski (First wife) Bonita Hickey "Bonnie" Derwinski (Second wife) | children = Maureen Sue Derwinski Quattrocki Michael Steven Derwinski | alma_mater = Loyola University, Chicago | profession = Politician | religion = Roman Catholic | signature = | allegiance = | branch = 15px United States Army | serviceyears = 1944–1946 | unit = Infantry | battles = World War II }} Edward Joseph "Ed" Derwinski (September 15, 1926 – January 15, 2012) was 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. ==Early life== He was born in Chicago, Illinois, on September 15, 1926, to Sophia Zmijewski and Casimir Ignatius Derwinski, who died in 1947. Derwinski attended Loyola University of Chicago. Derwinski served in the United States Army in the Pacific Theater during World War II and in the postwar U.S. occupation of Japan. He graduated from Loyola University Chicago in 1951. He was a celebrated member of Alpha Delta Gamma National Fraternity. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ed Derwinski」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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