22 Facts About Vicky Pryce

Vasiliki "Vicky" Pryce is a Greek-born British economist and a former Joint Head of the United Kingdom's Government Economic Service.

Vicky Pryce is the Chief Economic Adviser at the Centre for Economics and Business Research, in London, where she is a board member.

In 2023, Pryce joined the British Chambers of Commerce's newly-launched Economic Advisory Council as a senior member.

Vicky Pryce is a visiting professor at Birmingham City University and King's College London.

Vicky Pryce was born in Athens, the middle of three children, described as being "out on the town" at the age of 11, coming home at all hours and later riding a motorbike.

Vicky Pryce studied at the LSE, gaining a BSc in economics and an MSc in monetary economics.

Vicky Pryce left KPMG at Blackfriars in late 2001, and worked for the London Economics consultancy.

In 2023, Vicky Pryce became a senior member of the British Chambers of Commerce's newly-launched Economic Advisory Council.

Vicky Pryce is patron of Pro Bono Economics and of the charity Working Chance.

Vicky Pryce is a trustee for Women in Prison and is a Freeman and Liveryman of the City of London.

Vicky Pryce was Chairwoman of the GoodCorporation, an organisation promoting ethical business practices.

Vicky Pryce was Deputy Head of the UK Government Economic Service from 2004 to 2007, and Joint Head from 2007 to 2010.

Vicky Pryce was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2009 Birthday Honours but this was cancelled and annulled on 30 July 2013 following her release from prison.

Vicky Pryce was a visiting professor at City University's Cass Business School from 2002 to 2006 and from 2008 to 2011, and at Imperial College Business School since 2010; a visiting Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford, since 2008; a Fellow of the Society of Business Economists since 2005; and the council of the Royal Society for the Arts from 2008 to 2009.

Vicky Pryce sat on the Council of the University of Kent and was a Member of the Council of the Royal Economic Society from 2002 to 2007.

Vicky Pryce published a book based on her experience at HM Prison East Sutton Park in October 2013.

In early July 2013 Vicky Pryce appeared as an expert witness before the House of Lords cross-party subcommittee on economic and financial affairs, saying she saw no quick end to the eurozone crisis since structural reform would take a long time.

Vicky Pryce favoured fiscal policy that included a stimulus package and wanted the European Central Bank to buy bonds.

Vicky Pryce was interviewed twice by Essex Police in 2011 over allegations that, in 2003, she had accepted driving licence penalty points actually incurred by her then husband, Chris Huhne.

Vicky Pryce falsely claimed that she was driving the car, and accepted the licence penalty points on his behalf so that he could avoid being banned from driving.

Vicky Pryce entered a plea of not guilty, unsuccessfully advancing a defence of marital coercion at trial.

Vicky Pryce was later involved with former MP Denis MacShane, who had served time in prison, in his case for having made false expenses claims.