Joe Grice
Joseph William Grice (born 25 July 1952) is Chief Economist to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).[1]
Early life
[edit]He was born in Tamworth in Staffordshire. He was educated at Worcester College, Oxford, receiving a BA in PPE in 1972.
Career
[edit]HM Treasury
[edit]In HM Treasury he was Director of Macroeconomic Policy, and also the Chief Economist to the Public Services Directorate from 2000-03.
Office for National Statistics
[edit]He has been Chief Economist at the ONS since 2007.[2] He is responsible for the production of UK economic statistics such as GDP, inflation and labour market figures.
Note that as of November 2018, the ONS website no longer references Mr. Grice and lists Nick Vaughan as Chief Economist, suggesting that Mr. Grice has changed jobs.
Personal life
[edit]He has two sons and one daughter. He married Deborah Wicks in 1976 in Oxford.
References
[edit]- ^ "Leadership team - Office for National Statistics". ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ Szu Ping Chan (28 January 2014). "ONS provides reliable view of growth, says chief economist". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
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