Leo Cardwell Ross GLM ID MBE (24 July 1910 – 1975) served as Secretary for Information, Immigration and Tourism in the Rhodesian Government from 1965 through to 1972 when he retired due to ill health.
Ross was one of the trusted senior advisors to Prime Minister Ian Douglas Smith attending the talks with the British Government in Gibraltar aboard HMS Fearless in 1969.
As head of Immigration he promoted an active policy to attract qualified trades and professional people to Rhodesia, using the Ministry of Information to develop recruiting materials and films.
The significance of his role during the Rhodesian Government was such that he was one of only seven civil servants to be awarded both the Independence Decoration (ID) and the Grand Officer of the Legion of Merit (GLM).
Andrew Ross won the Rhodesian Open Tennis Championship a record seven times and beat British Davis Cup number one Gordon Crole-Rees in an exhibition match in 1925.