Frank O'Bannon

Frank O'Bannon
47th Governor of Indiana
In office January 13, 1997 – September 13, 2003
Lieutenant	Joe Kernan
Preceded by	Evan Bayh
Succeeded by	Joe Kernan
46th Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
In office January 9, 1989 – January 13, 1997
Governor	Evan Bayh
Preceded by	John Mutz
Succeeded by	Joe E. Kernan
Member of the Indiana Senate from the 47th district
In office November 3, 1982 – December 1, 1988
Preceded by	Michael Charles Kendall
Succeeded by	Richard D. Young
Member of the Indiana Senate from the 46th district
In office November 8, 1972 – November 3, 1982
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Clay Patterson Baird
Member of the Indiana Senate from the 29th district
In office November 4, 1970 – November 8, 1972
Preceded by	Robert O'Bannon
Succeeded by	Leslie Duvall
Personal details
Born	Frank Lewis O'Bannon (1930-01-30)January 30, 1930 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	September 13, 2003(2003-09-13) (aged 73) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Judy Asmus (1957–2003; his death)
Education	Indiana University, Bloomington (BA, JD)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Years of service	1952–1954
Battles/wars	Korean War

Frank Lewis O'Bannon (January 30, 1930 – September 13, 2003) was an American politician. He served as the 47th Governor of Indiana from 1997 until his death in 2003.

In 2003, O'Bannon suffered a massive stroke in Chicago, Illinois, while attending a trade conference. He died days later and was succeeded by his Lieutenant Governor Joe E. Kernan.