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How old is Nick Clegg, who is Facebook’s Global Head of Affairs’ wife and what’s his net worth?
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Sir Nick Clegg is now Facebook's Global Head of Affairs.
But what do we know about the social media giant’s new top PR man? We take a closer look at his life.
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Who is Nick Clegg and how old is he?
Former politician and Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg was born in Buckinghamshire, England, on January 7, 1967 – making him 52 years old.
Clegg is the third of four children born to Hermance van den Wall Bake and Nicholas Peter Clegg CBE.
He is of one quarter Baltic-German descent, and has an English grandfather and Dutch mother.
Clegg is multilingual and speaks English, French, Dutch, German and Spanish.
He was educated at two independent schools, Caldicott School in Farnham Royal in South Buckinghamshire, where he was joint Head Prefect in 1980, and later at Westminster School in Central London.
He spent a gap year working as a skiing instructor in Austria, before going on to Cambridge University in 1986 to study Archaeology and Anthropology at Robinson College.
He was knighted in the 2018 New Year's Honours list.
What is Nick Clegg's political history?
The dad-of-three served as the UK’s Deputy Prime Minister from 2010 to 2015, as part of a coalition with Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron.
During his time as Deputy PM many Lib Dem supporters lost faith in him.
And in the 2015 General Election the Liberal Democrats lost 49 seats reducing them from 57 to eight and he resigned as the party leader - a position he had held since 2007.
In the 2017 General Election his political career came to an abrupt end when he was voted out of his seat of Sheffield Hallam which he had held since 2005.
When he was first elected leader of the Lib Dems he was faced with reviving the flagging fortunes of the party.
Following the 2010 General Elections he agreed to bring his party into a coalition with the Tories after there was a hung parliament.
What has Nick Clegg said in his role in Facebook?
In his new post-politics role as Facebook's head of global affairs, Clegg called for tech firms and politicians to work together to regulate social media.
His comments came as Damian Collins, the chair of the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, said that a regulator could take action in cases like the suicide of Molly Russell.
The 14-year-old's parents have blamed her death on disturbing images she saw on Facebook's picture-sharing service Instagram.
Clegg said Facebook alone should not be making ethical or political decisions about what should or should not be allowed on social media, and called on governments and regulators to work with the platform.
He said: "Everyone has a role in this. Facebook doesn't have all the answers.
"But nor do governments or regulators either. We must learn from each other and work together.
"I know there are few debates that are as important as this.
"The time is ripe to bring together the best ideas from Europe, from Silicon Valley and beyond, to set the rules for an internet that works for all."
Clegg insisted Facebook was ready to change everything it was doing to get it right.
But he added: “I know this sounds counter-intuitive but they do say that, in some instances, it’s better to keep some of the distressing images up if that helps people make a cry for help and get the support they need."
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Who is his wife?
Nick Clegg married Miriam González Durántez in 2000 - a lawyer from Valladolid, Spain.
Miriam is a practising Catholic but Clegg has often described himself as an atheist.
The couple are parents to three sons – they are being brought up as Catholics in line with Miriam’s faith.
The Clegg family lived in Parkfields in Putney, South West London, beforre relocating to the US for his new job and are now living in a £7million California mansion,
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How much is Nick Clegg worth?
Reports suggest Nick Clegg is worth around £3million – although this could not be verified.
Clegg is believed to between £35,000 and £42,000 per speech he delivers.
As Deputy Prime Minister, he earned £134,000 a year, followed by a backbench MP salary of just less than £75,000 annually.
The former politician now holds a £1million role with Facebook.
Efinancial careers suggested he could earn between.
His wife Miriam – a Spanish lawyer and legal practice partner – is said to have raked in around £500,000 a year.
It is rumoured that she charged around £500 per hour dispensing advice to her clients on matters like Brexit and international trade.
In 2016, she was appointed a non-executive director of UBS's London arm, and chairman of its audit committee, a part-time post that allegedly paid out £100,000 a year.
She is also the author of a cookbook Made In Spain: Recipes and stories from my country and beyond, which was also published in 2016.
However she has left her position at Dechert as her family moves to the US,
Nick Clegg and his wife Miriam González Durántezon talk about their son's battle with cancer on Lorraine
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