Alana DeLong

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Alana DeLong (b. Nelson, British Columbia) is a politician in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

She has a Bachelor of Science from the University of British Columbia and studied Computer Science at the University of Calgary.

She has been president of Sterlingrock Systems Inc. and DeLong Beck Services Ltd.<ref> Alana DeLong biography. Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved on 2006-10-12.</ref>

[edit] Political history

DeLong was first elected as Progressive Conservative MLA, for Calgary Bow, in the March 12, 2001 Alberta general election. She was reelected in the 2004 Alberta general election.

Alana had intended to run as a candidate in the 2006 Progressive Conservative Leadership convention but dropped out before the nomination deadline, and did not become an official candidate. Until that point she had been the only woman in the leadership race. <ref> Alana DeLong drops out of leadership race.. CBC News. Retrieved on 2006-10-12.</ref>