13 Facts About Rafah DiCostanzo

Rafah DiCostanzo was born on May 2,1962 and is a Canadian politician.

Rafah DiCostanzo was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election.

Rafah DiCostanzo announced that she would not be seeking reelection in October 2024.

Rafah DiCostanzo moved to Great Britain as a teenager and arrived in Canada in 1984.

Rafah DiCostanzo graduated from Mount Saint Vincent University in 1988 with a bachelor of arts in modern languages.

Rafah DiCostanzo has been an Arabic interpreter with Nova Scotia Interpreting Services since 1990.

Rafah DiCostanzo worked for Nova Scotia Interpreting Services and has experience in banking administration, travel constituency, entrepreneurship and business ownership.

Rafah DiCostanzo speaks five different languages and has worked as an interpreter for new immigrants and refugees for almost 30 years.

Rafah DiCostanzo is a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.

Rafah DiCostanzo is currently the Liberal Caucus Chair and vice-Chair of the Community Services Committee, and Chair of the Human Resources Committee, and Chair of the Veterans Affairs Committee, and Chair of the Private and Local Bills Committee, and Chair of the Health Committee, and Vice-Chair of the Natural Resources and Economic Development Committee.

Rafah DiCostanzo is a member of the Public Accounts, Internal Affairs and Law Amendments Committees.

Rafah DiCostanzo is a member of the House of Assembly Management Commission.

In October 2024, Rafah DiCostanzo announced that she would not run in the 2024 Nova Scotia general election on account of her health, having ended cancer treatments in October previous year.