Alberto Costa (British politician)


Alberto Castrenze Costa is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for South Leicestershire since the 2015 general election.

Early life

Alberto Costa was born on 13 November 1971. He trained as a solicitor and worked at the Treasury Solicitor's Department.

Political career

At the 2010 general election, Costa unsuccessfully contested the Angus constituency; where he finished in second place behind the sitting MP Mike Weir of the Scottish National Party.
Costa was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 EU referendum.
He currently leads the House of Commons delegation of MPs affiliated to the Conservative Friends of Greece parliamentary group.
On 27 February 2019, he was asked to resign, and did so, from his role as parliamentary private secretary in the Scotland Office following his tabling of an amendment to protect rights of EU citizens. Shortly before his resignation, Home Secretary Sajid Javid backed the amendment in a committee meeting and said that the Government would support it. It was later passed unopposed, approved 'on the nod' by the Commons.