Mitchell P. Kobelinski (August 1, 1928 – November 7, 1997) was an American attorney who served as a member of the Board of Directors of the

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from 1973 to 1976 and as Administrator of the Small Business Administration from 1976 to 1977. According Kobelinski, his top priority at the federal agency was to eliminate unnecessary

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and paperwork for businessmen who are seeking loans. Meanwhile, he considered consumerism "a facade for

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." He died on November 7, 1997, in

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at age 69.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kobelinski, Mitchell P. 1928 births 1997 deaths Lawyers from Chicago Administrators of the Small Business Administration Illinois Republicans 20th-century American lawyers