She was also appointed as the party's legal affairs secretary between 1992 and 1997.
Derwinski went on to become the first Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
The new Secretary of Veterans Affairs would be named by the next President.
Historically, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has never served in any such dual position.
The annual salary of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is set by state law at $65,000.
He was the second African American to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
In 1994, the title was changed to Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Benefits.
The central international affairs secretary of the party is Kazi Azizul Huq.
Aragon was sworn in as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on January 10, 2011.
The Philippine foreign affairs secretary died Sunday in a hospital in Taiwan after falling ill during a flight, officials and family members said.
