Raffaele Costa
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Raffaele Costa | |
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| 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 | 8 September 1936 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[edit]
Costa was born in Mondovì. He holds a degree in Law and Political Science.
Parliamentary career[edit]
He was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies in 1976, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1996 and 2001.
As Minister[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
Costa has written four books:
- The Doctor is Outside the Room
- My First Republic
- Italy, Land of Waste
- Italy, Land of Privilege
Publisher[edit]
He founded and published the periodical Il Duemila in 1971.
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Italian) [dead link]
- MEPs European Parliament
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