title: Giacomo Portas
text: # Giacomo Portas
  
  Giacomo Portas (born 27 September 1959 in Iglesias, Sardinia) is an Italian politician.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Giacomo Portas was born in Iglesias, but he later moved to Turin.
  
  In 2005 founded the Moderates' party, rooted mainly in Piedmont and allied with the centre-left.
  
  In 2008 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the Democratic Party's list. He was re-elected deputy also in 2013 and 2018, still into the Democratic Party.
  
  In 2019 he joined the Italia Viva's parliamentary group.
  
  