Vicky Pryce | |
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Born | Vasiliki Kourmouzi 15 July 1952[1] Athens, Greece |
Occupation | Economist |
Spouses | |
Children | 5 |
Criminal charge | Perverting the course of justice |
Vasiliki "Vicky" Pryce (née Kourmouzi (Greek: Βασιλική Κουρμούζη); born 15 July 1952)[2][3] is a Greek-born British economist and a former Joint Head of the United Kingdom's Government Economic Service.[4]
She is currently the Chief Economic Adviser at the Centre for Economics and Business Research, in London, where she is also a board member.[5] In 2023, Pryce joined the British Chambers of Commerce's newly-launched Economic Advisory Council as a senior member.[6] She is a visiting professor at Birmingham City University[7] and King's College London.[8]
On 7 March 2013, she and her former husband, Chris Huhne, were convicted of perverting the course of justice and sentenced to eight months in prison, when she was convicted after trial and Huhne pleaded guilty. They each served nine weeks in prison.[9]