Frank Annunzio

Frank Annunzio (January 12, 1915 – April 8, 2001) was an American politician from Chicago, Illinois.

Early life and education Annunzio, an Italian-American, was born in Chicago, where he remained for his entire childhood and much of his adult life. As a boy, he worked as a shoeshiner at the Hull House settlement. He attended Crane Technical High School and DePaul University.

Career Annunzio had careers as a high school teacher and labor leader of the United Steelworkers of America. Under governor Adlai Stevenson II, he served as the state's Secretary of Labor from 1949 to 1952. He was chairman of several committees including the House Administration Committee during his later terms in congress, and was particularly notable for serving on a subcommittee for consumer affairs. In 1989, he urged people to burn credit cards in order to drive down interest rates and stop themselves from going into debt.

Personal life Annunzio died in 2001 in Chicago from complications arising from Parkinson's disease and was interred in the Queen of Heaven Cemetery.