Who is Andrew Little?

As of today, November 18 2014, Andrew Little is the leader of The New Zealand Labour Party. However, despite Labours election styled appointment of the leader many people are asking the question, who is Andrew Little?
Despite having a short career in the Labour Party Little previously spent 11 years as the head of the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. After being raised in New Plymouth Little studied law at Wellington’s Victoria University where his association with unions began when he became the student union president and then president of the NZUSA. After graduation from Victoria University he became a solicitor working on employment law and ACC problems for the EPMU. It then comes at no surprise that Little then proceeded to work his way up the union ranks becoming national secretary.
In Andrew Little’s political career in 2008 he became the president of the New Zealand Labour Party and was then was elected as a list mp in 2011 after losing his electorate seat. In the 2013 Labour caucus changes Little then took on both the justice and labour portfolios. Later one Little was also moved a further 6 places into 11 on the Labour list. The then leader of the party David Cunliffe said this was due to Little’s “heavy lifting” in his portfolios. Despite losing is electorate of New Plymouth in this year’s election after being confirmed his list placement he placed his name forward for the leadership.
Amongst all of this Little has proven to cause some noise in parliament especially when he imitated the Gangnam Style dance to create a point around Nationals decision making.
During his campaign for leader Little talked about unifying caucus and promised reviews on capital gains tax and raising the retirement age.

The question now is what the future holds for the Labour Party under a Andrew Little leadership. With an extensive knowledge in unions and labour we can only envision foundations of which the Labour Party was built on. However with Little only gaining 16% of the caucus vote with Grant Robertson at 44% in the first round there is room for problems to occur. As we have seen with the leadership of David Cunliffe having the backing of caucus is vitally important in retaining a strong leadership. What will actually happen and what changes will be made to the Labour caucus only time can tell.