Alison Margaret Tennant (29 November 1903 - 15 June 1986) was a social worker and Conservative Party politician. Born in Scotland, she was the daughter of the Rt. Hon. Harold John Tennant and Margaret Edith née Abraham. Her father was a Liberal Party member of parliament and Secretary for Scotland. Educated at Abbot's Hill School, Hemel Hempstead, the London School of Economics and the Sorbonne. During the Second World War she was a lieutenant-colonel in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. She was awarded the OBE in the New Years' Honours, 1974 for "public services".