Rhys Smithson

Rhys was elected to Colchester Borough Council in May 2022 representing Tiptree ward. Prior to that, he sat on Tiptree Parish Council for three years. He sits on the Audit & Governance and Policy committees at CCC.

Rhys has been an international tax and customs specialist for the past 25 years, working in a number of countries for several multinational organizations including BT, GlaxoSmithKline, and Huawei. Rhys is also a governor at Tiptree Heath primary school.