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Ed Derwinski, American soldier and politician, first United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (born 1926)

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Ed Derwinski

American politician (1926–2012)

Edward Joseph Derwinski 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…
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United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs

U.S. Cabinet position

The United States secretary of veterans affairs is the head of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the department concerned with veterans' benefits, health care, and national veterans' memorials and cemeteries. The secretary is a member of the Cabinet and second to…
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