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Costante Cambria (1958-) was an Italian Union of the Center politician who served in the Chamber of Deputies from 7 April 2008. Born in Naples, Cambria was originally a student activist with the Christian Democracy party before becoming the owner of a real estate company with alleged Mafia ties. In 1993, as the Christian Democracy party collapsed due to the Tangentopoli scandals, he joined the Union of the Center and became one of its leading parliamentarians. In 2008, he was chosen to lead the party into the 2008 general election, and he led it to place in fifth place with 11.3% of the vote and 6/54 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. Cambria supported The People of Freedom leader Crescenzia Bellante's efforts to form a center-right coalition government.

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