Ernest Ross Smith (24 January 1938 – 22 June 2023) was an Australian politician.
He was the Liberal member for Glen Waverley in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1985 to 2002.
He attended Fort Street Boys' High School and Balmain Teachers' College (both in Sydney) from which he graduated in 1956.
Sarah Spencer is English and had two sons prior to their marriage, Richard and James.
[1] Smith left the army in 1984, and in 1985 was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Liberal member for the new seat of Glen Waverley.