He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 until 2004 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.
He also attended London Business School's Senior Executive Program and went to Notre Dame College in Wilcox, Saskatchewan.
[2] After the election Premier Ralph Klein appointed Smith to the Executive Council of Alberta.
After leaving provincial politics Smith was appointed in January 2005 as the Official Representative of the Province of Alberta to the United States of America.
N-Solv is a in situ oilsands technology company that produces oil with 85% reduction in GHG emissions and uses no water As Alberta's representative in Washington DC, Smith was a Congressional Nominee for Securing America's Future Energy, a Presidential Commission, (The Energy Policy Act of 2005).
Smith also built a partnership with the Smithsonian Institution that featured Alberta on the National Mall in Washington DC in 2006, as part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival that attracted over a million visitors and garnered national media attention.
He serves on various energy-related corporate boards, and is president of a private consulting company, Murray Smith and Associates.
Smith was also recently recognized for his work with the First Nations of Alberta and made an honorary chief and given the name “Seven War Bonnets Man”.