Christian August Thoring (1 October 1919 – 2003) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
[1] Following the 1975 Norwegian local elections, Thoring was in a vote-off within the council against Christian Democratic politician Beint Bentsen to become county mayor.
Thoring then stood as a candidate for deputy county mayor, but lost to Conservative politician Lars Vaage by the same margin.
There was a second round, where the Labour Party pulled Thoring as a candidate, securing a 35–34 vote in favor of Tveit—with two abstentions.
[5] He was a board member of Lyse Kraftverk and Sira-Kvina Kraftselskap from 1972 to 1988, and Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskap for many years.