REVEALED: Nick Clegg's £7MILLION mansion in US as he prepares for Facebook role
NICK Clegg, the former leader of the Liberal Democrats, has splurged £5million on a Californian mansion as he prepares to move his family to the US for his lucrative at Facebook.
The 52-year-old will this month up sticks from Brexit-locked Britain with his wife Miriam, 50, and three sons ahead of his transition from politics to the world of social media. The former Deputy Prime Minister has invested in a five-bedroom, six-bathroom luxurious pad nestled in a secluded neighbourhood near San Francisco which boasts a pool, hot-tub, library, and multi-room master suite. The two-storey house is set in three-quarters of an acre of landscaped gardens fitted with automatic sprinklers and protected by electrified fencing. It also comes with a guest house fitted with its own kitchen.
Described by agents as a “jewel not to be missed”, the 5,050 sq ft home built in 2009 is in the upmarket area of Atherton - one of the country’s most expensive post codes.
Complete with hardwood floors throughout, its spacious kitchen features marble counter tops and an island with a breakfast bar with a view of the gardens. It also boasts a pool, BBQ area, outdoor fireplace, hot tub and patio.
Sir Nick lost his Sheffield Hallam seat to Labour in 2017, which he had held for 12 years, having stepped down as party leader in 2015 following what he called “the most crushing blow” to the party since it was founded.
The father-of-three took the blame for the election defeat which saw the Lib Dems lose 49 of their 57 seats.
The former politician and his wife Miriam Gonzalez Durantez, who share three sons, aged 16, 14, and nine, took out a large mortgage on the property which they purchased in December, according to the Daily Mail.
Speaking ahead of the family’s big move across the Atlantic to the Golden state, Miriam told the Evening Standard: “California is the more European of all the states. They are constantly looking to the future.
“The UK spent the past two years looking at the past, and you can see that in politics constantly, whether it's the Sixties or Seventies. That forward-looking is contagious. In life you need to move on sometimes."
Her husband was criticised for taking the job as Facebook’s vice president of global affairs after he had hit out at the social media giant for paying too little tax.