Wayne Thring
Wayne Thring | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2019 | |
| In office 21 June 2013 – 21 November 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wayne Maxim Thring 1 February 1963 Sydenham, Durban, Natal Province, South Africa |
| Political party | African Christian Democratic Party (1995–present) |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament |
| Committees | Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure |
Wayne Maxim Thring (born 1 February 1963) is a South African teacher and politician who serves as the deputy president of the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP). He was sworn in as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa in May 2019. Thring had previously served as an MP in the same house in 2013.[1]
Biography
[edit]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.[2]
Thring joined the ACDP in 1995. He was elected the deputy provincial chairperson of the party in KwaZulu-Natal prior to being elected provincial chairperson in 1997. He held the post for a decade. Thring is currently the ACDP's national deputy president and the provincial leader of the party. In 2000, he was elected as a city councillor in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. He served on the council until 2013.[2]
Thring was sworn in as an MP on 21 June 2013 but only held the post for five months before resigning on 21 November 2013.[3] However, he returned to Parliament following the 2019 general election.[4] Thring was re-elected to a second five-year term in the National Assembly in the 2024 general elections.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "African Christian Democratic Party". News24. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Mr Wayne Maxim Thring". Parliament of South Africa. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Meshoe gives up Parliament". EWN. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "The 400 MPs elected to the National Assembly - IEC - DOCUMENTS | Politicsweb". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 10 June 2024.