Raffaele Costa
Raffaele Costa | |
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| 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 European Parliament | |
| In office 13 June 1999 – 13 June 2004 | |
| 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 |
| Secretary of the Italian Liberal Party | |
| In office 27 May 1993 – 6 February 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Renato Altissimo |
| Succeeded by | None |
| Minister of Transport and Navigation | |
| In office 28 April 1993 – 10 May 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | Giuliano Amato |
| Preceded by | Giancarlo Tesini |
| Succeeded by | Publio Fiori |
| Minister for the Coordination of Community Policies and Regional Affairs | |
| In office 28 June 1992 – 21 February 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Giuliano Amato |
| Preceded by | Pier Luigi Romita (Coordination of Community Policies) Mino Martinazzoli (Regional Affairs) |
| Succeeded by | Gianfranco Ciaurro |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 5 July 1976 – 27 April 2006 | |
| Constituency | Piedmont 2 – Fossano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 September 1936 Mondovì, Italy |
| Party | PLI (1976–1994) UdC (1993–1998) Forza Italia (1998–2009) PdL (2009–2010) |
Raffaele Costa (born 8 September 1936) is an Italian politician who was a deputy for decades and a minister and undersecrtary in various givernments. He was the president of the province of Cuneo from June 2004 to June 2009. Previously, he was a member of the Chamber of Deputies representing the Italian Liberal Party and later Forza Italia between 1976 and 2003, and was also Minister for the Coordination of Community Policies and Regional Affairs from 1992 to 1993, Minister of Transport and Navigation from 1993 to 1994, Minister of Health between 1993 and 1995, and a member of the European Parliament (MEP) of the European People's Party from 1999 until June 2004. He was a author and publisher, and his son also became a prominent politician.