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Italian politician (born 1936)

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Raffaele Costa


Minister of Health
In office 21 February 1993 – 23 April 1993
Prime Minister	Giuliano Amato
Preceded by	Francesco De Lorenzo
Succeeded by	Maria Pia Garavaglia
In office 10 May 1994 – 17 January 1995
Prime Minister	Silvio Berlusconi
Preceded by	Maria Pia Garavaglia
Succeeded by	Elio Guzzanti
President of the Province of Cuneo
In office 13 June 2004 – 9 June 2009
Preceded by	Giovanni Quaglia
Succeeded by	Gianna Gancia
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 5 July 1976 – 27 April 2006
Member of the European Parliament
In office 13 June 1999 – 13 June 2004

Personal details
Born	(1936-09-08) 8 September 1936 (age 88) Mondovì, Italy
Political party	Liberal (till 1994) Forza Italia (1994–2009)

Raffaele Costa (born 8 September 1936) is an Italian politician. He was the president of the Province of Cuneo from June 2004 to June 2009. He was previously a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies representing the Italian Liberal Party and later Forza Italia between 1976 and 2003, and was also a member of the European Parliament of the European People's Party until June 2004.

His son, Enrico Costa, is also a politician and was Italian Minister of Regional Affairs and Autonomies in the Renzi Cabinet and the Gentiloni Cabinet.

Early life and education

Costa was born in Mondovì. He holds a degree in Law and Political Science.

Parliamentary career

He was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies in 1976, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1996 and 2001.

As Minister

He was Minister without Portfolio for the co-ordination of community political and regional affairs (1992), Minister of Health (1993), Minister of Transport and Minister of the Merchant Marine in the Ciampi government.

As Under-Secretary of State

Costa was parliamentary under-secretary of state in the:

Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (8th Legislature)
Ministry of the Interior (Craxi Government)
Ministry of Public Works (9th Legislature)

In the European Parliament

Member of the European Parliament's former Committee on the Atmosphere
Member of European Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control
Member of European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Member of European Parliament's Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Other appointments

Chairman of the Defence Committee of the Chamber of Deputies
Vice-Chairman of the Agriculture and Forestry Committee of the Chamber of Deputies (1976–1979)
General Secretary of the Italian Liberal Party (1993–1994)
Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Federalist parliamentary group (1995–1996)
Administrator of Forza Italia's Office for Citizens' Rights
President of the Province of Cuneo (2004–2009)

Author

Costa has written four books:

The Doctor is Outside the Room
My First Republic
Italy, Land of Waste
Italy, Land of Privilege

Publisher

He founded and published the periodical Il Duemila in 1971.

External links

Official website (in Italian)
MEPs European Parliament

Political offices
Preceded byPier Luigi Romita	Minister of European affairs and Regions 1992–1993	Succeeded byGianfranco Ciaurro
Preceded byFrancesco De Lorenzo	Italian Minister of Health 1993	Succeeded byMaria Pia Garavaglia
Preceded byGiancarlo Tesini	Minister for Transport and Mercantile Navy 1993–1994	Succeeded byPubblio Fiori
Preceded byMaria Pia Garavaglia	Italian Minister of Health 1994–1995	Succeeded byElio Guzzanti
Preceded byRenato Altissimo	Secretary of Italian Liberal Party 1994–1995	Succeeded byDissolved

v t e Amato I Cabinet (1992–93)
Bompiani Conte Costa Facchiano Scotti Colombo Mancino Martelli Reviglio Goria Barucci Andò Iervolino Merloni Fontana Tesini Pagani Guarino De Lorenzo Vitalone Cristofori Ronchey Boniver Fontana Ripa di Meana

v t e Ciampi Cabinet (1993–1994)
Contri Spini Paladin Cassese Barbera Barile Elia Andreatta Mancino Conso Spaventa Visco Barucci Gallo Fabbri Iervolino Merloni Diana Costa Pagani Savona Garavaglia Baratta Giugni Ronchey Rutelli Berlinguer Colombo

v t e Berlusconi I Cabinet (1994–95)
Berlusconi Tatarella Maroni Comino Guidi Urbani Berlinguer Ferrara Speroni Martino Biondi Pagliarini Tremonti Dini Previti D'Onofrio Radice Poli Bortone Fiori Gnutti Costa Bernini Mastella Fisichella Matteoli Podestà

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