Michael Ala MBE (30 March 1923 – 4 January 1985) was a Vanuatuan medical practitioner, clergyman and politician.

[1] After working at the Paton Memorial Hospital as an assistant medical practitioner, in 1954 he was posted to Ambae to set up a local clinic.

[4] In 1962 he became the first chairman of Ambae local council,[1] a position he held for 13 years.

[6] He was re-elected in direct elections in 1969, representing the constituency of Ambae, Banks and Torres Islands.

[4] In 1979 he served as a member of the commission of enquiry into violence on Tanna.