FORMER deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has landed a top job with global social media giant Facebook as it seeks to revamp its global image.
The 51-year-old will start work as vice president of global affairs and communications on Monday.
Clegg, who lost his Sheffield Hallam seat at last year’s election, is expected to move permanently to the firm’s Menlo Park headquarters in California’s Silicon Valley with his family in January.
It comes as CEO Mark Zuckerberg seeks to repair the company’s reputation in the face of rows over transparency and “fake news” in the 2016 EU referendum and the 2017 US presidential election.
It is understood that Zuckerberg was personally involved in hiring Clegg, who led the LibDems from 2007 to 2015. He replaces Elliot Schrage, who will remain an adviser.
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