Wayne Thring


Wayne Maxin Thring is a South African teacher and politician who serves as the deputy president of the African Christian Democratic Party and a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa.

Biography

Thring was born on 1 February 1963. He obtained a teaching diploma from the Bechet Teachers’ Training College. He later achieved both a BA degree in psychology and biblical studies and a BA Honours in psychology from the University of South Africa. Thring received a postgraduate diploma in economic principles from the University of London.
Thring joined the ACDP in 1995. He was elected the deputy provincial chairperson of the party in KwaZulu-Natal prior to him being elected provincial chairperson in 1997. He held the post for a decade. He is currently the ACDP's national deputy president and the provincial leader of the party. In 2000, he was elected a city councillor of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality and served in the position until 2013.
He was sworn in as an MP on 21 June 2013 but only held the post for five months after resigning on 21 November 2013. However, he returned to Parliament following the 2019 general election and currently serves in the post.