Nick Clegg has been promoted to president of global affairs at Meta.

The news comes after Clegg, a former deputy prime minister in the UK government, first joined the BigTech as vice president for global affairs and communications in 2018.

Meta said the move puts the 55-year-old former leader of the Liberal Democrat party, on the same level of seniority as chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer at Meta.

Zuckerberg said Clegg will lead Meta on all its “policy matters, including how we interact with governments as they consider adopting new policies and regulations, as well as how we make the case publicly for our products and our work.”

Clegg is set to report to Zuckerberg and Sandberg directly in his new role.

Zuckerberg said the move will allow him to focus more of his “energy on leading the company” and that it will “support Sheryl as she continues to focus on the success of our business”.

The news comes as Meta faces significant regulatory scrutiny worldwide.

Earlier this month Meta warned it may be forced to remove several of its platforms and services from the European market – including Facebook and Instagram – because of restrictions to data transfer.

“The work we do at Meta matters to a lot of people around the world,” said Zuckerberg in a LinkedIn post. “We're at the center of a lot of debates about technology and society.”

“I can't think of anyone better placed to represent us and help shape the future of internet policy than Nick.”

He added: “I hope you'll join me in congratulating him on this new role.”

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