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
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)
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