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Andrew Little (New Zealand politician)

Andrew James Little (born 7 May 1965) is a New Zealand lawyer, former politician and former trade union official. He was Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2014 to 2017 and a senior minister in the Labour governments led by Jacinda Ardern and Chris Hipkins from 2017 to 2023, including as Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Minister of Justice, Minister of Health and Minister of Defence.

The Honourable
Andrew Little
Little in 2020
42nd Minister of Defence
In office
1 February 2023 – 27 November 2023
Prime MinisterChris Hipkins
Preceded byPeeni Henare
Succeeded byJudith Collins
20th Minister for the Public Service
In office
1 February 2023 – 27 November 2023
Prime MinisterChris Hipkins
Preceded byChris Hipkins
Succeeded byNicola Willis
6th Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations
In office
26 October 2017 – 27 November 2023
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Chris Hipkins
Preceded byChris Finlayson
Succeeded byPaul Goldsmith
Minister Responsible for the Government Communications Security Bureau
In office
26 October 2017 – 27 November 2023
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Chris Hipkins
Preceded byChris Finlayson
Succeeded byJudith Collins
Minister Responsible for the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service
In office
26 October 2017 – 27 November 2023
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Chris Hipkins
Preceded byChris Finlayson
Succeeded byJudith Collins
42nd Minister of Health
In office
6 November 2020 – 1 February 2023
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Chris Hipkins
Preceded byChris Hipkins
Succeeded byAyesha Verrall
Minister Responsible for Pike River Re‑entry
In office
26 October 2017 – 1 February 2023
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Chris Hipkins
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byOffice abolished
49th Minister of Justice
In office
26 October 2017 – 6 November 2020
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byAmy Adams
Succeeded byKris Faafoi
3rd Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
In office
22 July 2020 – 6 November 2020
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byIain Lees-Galloway
Succeeded byMichael Wood
59th Minister of Immigration
In office
21 June 2023 – 27 November 2023
Prime MinisterChris Hipkins
Preceded byMichael Wood
Succeeded byErica Stanford
35th Leader of the Opposition
In office
18 November 2014 – 1 August 2017
Prime MinisterJohn Key
Bill English
DeputyAnnette King
Jacinda Ardern
Preceded byDavid Cunliffe
Succeeded byJacinda Ardern
16th Leader of the Labour Party
In office
18 November 2014 – 1 August 2017
DeputyAnnette King
Jacinda Ardern
Preceded byDavid Cunliffe
Succeeded byJacinda Ardern
33rd President of the Labour Party
In office
2 March 2009 – 2 April 2011
Vice PresidentMoira Coatsworth
Preceded byMike Williams
Succeeded byMoira Coatsworth
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for the Labour Party List
In office
26 November 2011 – 5 December 2023
Personal details
Born
Andrew James Little

(1965-05-07) 7 May 1965 (age 59)
New Plymouth, New Zealand
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Leigh Fitzgerald
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(m. 2008)​
Children1
Alma materVictoria University of Wellington
WebsiteParty profile

Little was first elected as a Labour Party list MP in 2011, after serving as President of the Labour Party between 2009 and 2011. His political career followed a career in unionism, which included 11 years as the national secretary of the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union, New Zealand's largest union.

Little's term as Labour leader was characterised by low opinion polling results and punctuated by his resignation from the role less than two months before he was due to lead the party in the 2017 general election. Little's decision was described as "selfless" and instrumental in Labour's success under new leader Jacinda Ardern; in the following six years he served as a senior minister and was regarded as a "safe pair of hands" across twelve ministerial portfolios.[1]

On 17 October 2023, following the Labour Government's defeat in the 2023 election, Little announced he would decline to return to Parliament as a list MP and that he intended to return to legal practice.

Early life

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Born in New Plymouth on 7 May 1965,[2] Little was educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School. His father was a devout National Party supporter and Little recalls delivering National pamphlets under his father's direction when he was younger.[3] When he was 17, Little got his first job as a labourer digging the main cable trench for a new methanol plant in Waitara Valley as part of the "Think Big" project. During his time there he noticed that the contractor he was working for was deliberately using a less than adequate amount of concrete than the work required. He finished work there at the beginning of 1984 and left upon being accepted to enter university.[4] He had also worked as a timber yard worker and in security.[5]

In the 1980s Little studied law, philosophy and public policy at Victoria University of Wellington, where he became active in the campaign against New Zealand's student loan scheme. He was elected president of the Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association and later served as New Zealand Union of Students' Associations (NZUSA) president in 1988 and 1989.[6]

Career with trade unions

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After graduating Little took a job as a lawyer with the Engineers' Union (a forerunner of the EPMU), with his work including Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) and employment law issues.[7] In 1997 he was appointed the union's general counsel (chief lawyer). Two years later, he was appointed assistant national secretary, and was elected national secretary when Rex Jones stood down from the position in 2000.[8]

In 2007 Little was ranked at number 40 on the New Zealand Listener Power List.[9]

Little became an important extra-parliamentary figure within the Labour Party and was one of the main advisors from the trade unions. Little was a representative on Labour's national council as Affiliates Vice-President, responsible for liaison between the Labour Party and affiliated trade unions.[10] On 2 March 2009 it was announced that Little was elected unopposed as President of the New Zealand Labour Party.[11] He held that post until 2 April 2011.[12]

In Opposition, 2011–2017

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New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate List Party
2011–2014 50th List 15 Labour
2014–2017 51st List 11 Labour
2017–2020 52nd List 3 Labour
2020–2023 53rd List 7 Labour

First term (2011–2014)

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Little stood for Parliament in the 2011 general election. Despite a loss in the New Plymouth electorate to the National Party incumbent Jonathan Young, he was elected as a list MP owing to his ranking of 15 on the Labour Party list.[13][14] This was the highest rank given to a Labour candidate who was not an incumbent MP.

He took on the ACC shadow portfolio and gained profile during the National Party's restructuring of the organisation.[7] Together with Trevor Mallard, he launched attacks against ACC Minister Judith Collins, who eventually responded with issuing a defamation claim in May 2012. The affair resulted in the resignations of the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) chairman John Judge, and the ACC chief executive Ralph Stewart.[15] In December 2012, Collins settled her defamation case against Little and Mallard following a hearing at the Auckland High Court.[16]

In December 2013, Little introduced a member's bill in the ballot that, if passed, would create a new criminal offence of corporate manslaughter.[17] The Crimes (Corporate Manslaughter) Amendment Bill was drafted in the wake of the 2010 Pike River Mine disaster and the CTV Building collapse during the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.[18] The bill is modelled on the United Kingdom's Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007. At the time, Little stated the bill was needed because "the track record of prosecutions under the Health and Safety Act is that they tend to focus on lower level failures because getting the evidence and securing the conviction are easier, but personal responsibility for fatalities goes unchecked."[19] A 2012 3News poll found that seventy-four percent of respondents would like to see a charge of corporate manslaughter introduced.[20] The Bill was eventually transferred to the name of David Cunliffe but was not drawn before Cunliffe's retirement from Parliament in early 2017.[21]

Second term and leadership (2014–2017)

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Little's 'State of the Nation' speech, January 2016

At the 2014 election he again stood and lost in the New Plymouth electorate. Young was returned with a much increased margin, but this was partially explained by boundary changes.[7][22] Little was elected as list MP because of his ranking of 11 on the Labour Party list.[23]

Following Labour's defeat at the general election in September 2014, David Cunliffe resigned as leader of the Labour Party.[24] Little announced his bid for the 2014 Labour Party leadership election on 9 October 2014 and was nominated by Poto Williams and Iain Lees-Galloway.[25][26] He won the election, which was held on 18 November 2014, and defeated Grant Robertson, David Parker, and Nanaia Mahuta.[27] In reporting on the election, some media focused on his trade union background.[28]

As Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition, Little sought to challenge the Government with a strong alternative narrative. In a 2015 conference speech he introduced a new "Kiwi dream" theme (the New Zealand dream).[28] In 2015 Labour introduced a new slogan, "Backing the Kiwi Dream".[29] Little largely focused on issues and concerns such as rising house prices in urban areas, a 'brain drain', unemployment and job security and the growing wage gap between baby boomers and millennials—the "Kiwi dream" narrative was particularly designed to engage young voters.[30]

Little appointed long-serving Labour MP Annette King as Labour's 'interim' deputy leader shortly after his election as leader. This appointment was made permanent in October 2015 after Jacinda Ardern (who had previously sought to be Robertson's deputy leader[31]) was reportedly offered the role but turned it down.[32] Robertson was appointed finance spokesperson and ranked third in the caucus in a bid to unify different groups within the party.[33] For much of Little's leadership, key portfolios in the Little shadow Cabinet were held by King (health), Phil Twyford (housing), Chris Hipkins (education), Ardern (justice and children) and Carmel Sepuloni (social development). Little reshuffled his shadow cabinet in November 2015 (demoting David Cunliffe),[34] December 2016 (after the retirements of Phil Goff and David Shearer)[35] and March 2017 (in which Ardern was promoted to deputy leader).[36]

Little was criticised by some for perceived poor performance in television interviews, his low profile and poor name recognition with the general public.[37] A Dominion Post assessment said "he has little charisma and a lack of new ideas" and criticised Labour's "bare platform".[38] He was praised by political commentators early in his leadership for uniting the party caucus and averting the infighting that characterised David Cunliffe's tenure as leader, though at the expense of dropping many of the party's former policy proposals.[37]

In October 2016 Labour floated the idea of a levy on employers who imported offshore skilled labour rather than upskilled their domestic workers. Little responded to criticisms that it amounted to a "tax on immigrants", saying "If we want to make sure we've got the skills for the future ... for those employers who don't take on apprentices, don't invest in training, you can contribute a levy and that'll help to defray the cost of those who are doing the training".[39] Little also criticised the number of travel visas granted to semi-skilled workers, citing statistics. Kirk Hope, Chief executive of Business New Zealand, criticised the proposal policy and warned that it would affect smaller businesses who are unable to recruit enough local workers.[39]

 
Little (as Labour leader) meeting with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in June 2017

Little was sued for defamation by Lani and Earl Hagaman after he made statements linking a contract awarded to their company with donations they had made to the National Party. In April 2017, a jury cleared him of some of the charges, and were unable to reach a verdict on others.[40]

On 1 August 2017, Little resigned as Leader of the Labour Party due to the party's history of low results in polls, and was succeeded by deputy leader Jacinda Ardern.[41] Little was later lauded by party supporters for "selflessly" putting aside his personal ambition to allow Ardern to lead the party, which saw a swift reversal of fortune for Labour and the opportunity to form a new government after the 2017 general election with New Zealand First and the Green Party.[42] Little served as Labour's justice spokesperson over the election period.[43]

In Government, 2017–2023

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Little was a senior minister in the Sixth Labour Government led by Jacinda Ardern and Chris Hipkins between 2017 and 2023. He held twelve portfolios during the government's term.[44]

Portfolio Start End
Minister for Courts 26 October 2017 6 November 2020
Minister of Justice 26 October 2017 6 November 2020
Minister for Pike River Re-entry 26 October 2017 1 February 2023
Minister responsible for the Government Communications Security Bureau 26 October 2017 27 November 2023
Minister responsible for the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service 26 October 2017 27 November 2023
Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations 26 October 2017 27 November 2023
Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety 22 July 2020 6 November 2020
Minister of Health 6 November 2020 1 February 2023
Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission's Report into the Terrorist Attack on the Christchurch Mosques 10 December 2020 27 November 2023
Minister of Defence 1 February 2023 27 November 2023
Minister for the Public Service 1 February 2023 27 November 2023
Minister of Immigration 21 June 2023 27 November 2023

Third term (2017–2020)

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The Labour Party increased its share of the vote in the 2017 election. Little was elected as a Cabinet Minister by the Labour Party caucus following Labour's formation of a government with New Zealand First and the Greens. In late October 2017, Little assumed several portfolios including Minister of Justice, Minister for Courts, Minister Responsible for the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) and the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS), Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, and Minister Responsible for Pike River Re-entry.[45]

Following the success of the pilot Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court (the AODTC) at reducing reoffending, in December 2017, Little announced that alcohol and drug courts would be rolled out nationwide.[46] Two years later, he said the AODTC had proved effective, reducing reoffending by 23% up to two years after treatment.[47] Following a negative evaluation by the Ministry of Justice, in March 2020, Little published a media release which claimed the AODTC was expensive to operate and needed modifications to "sustain reoffending gains over the long term".[48] One more drug court has been established in Hamilton, but they have not been rolled out anywhere else.

On 20 November 2018, Little announced the creation of the Pike River Recovery Agency to plan a manned re-entry of the Pike River Mine in order to recover the bodies of the 29 miners who perished during the Pike River Mine disaster in September 2010.[49][50] On 19 April 2018, Little entered the Pike River mine portal with victims' family representatives Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse to demonstrate that a safe re-entry was possible. He also promised that the Government would re-enter the drift to recover evidence and the remains of deceased miners.[51] Drift entry was achieved in 2019 but plans to recover the victims' bodies were abandoned in 2021.[52][53]

 
Little in December 2017

As Justice Minister, Little announced plans in December 2017 to reduce the prison population by 30 per cent over the next 15 years.[54] The prison population at the time was 10,394.[55] Towards this goal, in May 2018, he announced the Government would repeal the contentious 'three strikes' law – the Sentencing and Parole Reform Act 2010[56] – which had been introduced by the previous National Government.[57] NZ First refused to back this proposal forcing Little to announce on 11 June 2018 that the coalition Government had abandoned the plan.[58][59]

Little later voiced criticism of Australia's deportation of New Zealanders in Australia during a controversial Australian Broadcasting Corporation documentary entitled "Don't Call Australia Home", that was released on 17 July 2018. Under changes to the Australian Migration Act, any foreigners with a criminal record or who do not meet a "character test" are subject to deportation. Little remarked that Australia's deportation policy would damage the sibling relationship between the two countries.[60] Little's remarks drew criticism from the Australian Assistant Minister for Home Affairs Alex Hawke, who defended the deportations on law and order grounds and criticized Little for not urging New Zealand citizens to obey Australian law.[61][62] In response, Little criticized Australia's deportation laws for lacking "humanitarian ideals" and described the removal of New Zealand citizens who identified as Australian residents as a human rights violation.[63] In response, the Australian Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton defended his government's deportation policy and called on Little to reflect "a little more" on the Trans-Tasman relationship. Little countered by expressing concern about what he perceived as a growing "venality" in Australia's treatment of foreigners.[64]

On 24 July 2018, Little rejected a call by the United Nations committee on women's rights for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into New Zealand's Family Court system, saying the New Zealand Government already has a fair idea of what the problems were. Little had already ordered a Ministerial Review of the Family Court.[65]

After the Christchurch mosque shootings in March 2019, Little told Radio New Zealand, “I have given authority to the agencies to do intrusive activities under warrant, the number of those (warrants) I’m not at liberty to disclose". He said that the intelligence services usually put 30 to 40 people under monitoring at a time. Although more people than usual were being monitored, he was not willing to reveal how many. He also stated that the operations could be anything from physical surveillance to watching telecommunications activity.[66]

On 5 August 2019, as Justice Minister, Little announced abortion law reform legislation that would permit abortion without restrictions for the first 20 weeks of a woman's pregnancy. While later-term abortions will still require testing by medical experts, Little announced that abortion would also be removed from the Crimes Act 1961. Other changes include allowing women to self-refer to an abortion service, ensuring that health practitioners advise women about counselling services, establishing safe areas around abortion facilities, and ensuring that conscientious objecting doctors inform women about their stance and alternative services.[67][68][69] Labour had negotiated with New Zealand First cabinet minister Tracey Martin for several months to ensure support for the legislation. Though Martin ruled out a referendum, she was overruled by NZ First party leader Winston Peters, who demanded a binding referendum. Little rejected Peters' call for a referendum, stating that the Government would seek the support of MPs from all parties to pass the legislation.[70] On 18 March 2020, he voted for the bill at its third reading, and it became law as the Abortion Legislation Act 2020.[71]

On 22 July 2020, Little was appointed Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety following the resignation of Iain Lees-Galloway due to an affair with one of his staff members.[72]

Fourth term (2020–2023)

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During the 2020 New Zealand general election held on 17 October 2020, Little was re-elected on the Labour Party list.[73] In early November, Little was named as Minister of Health and also retained his ministerial portfolios for the Government Communications Security Bureau, the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service, Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, and Pike River Re-entry.[74] He was additionally appointed Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission's Report into the Terrorist Attack on the Christchurch Mosques after that report was published in December 2020.[75]

On 20 July 2021, Little, in his capacity as Minister in charge of the Government Communications Security Bureau, confirmed that the spy agency had established links between Chinese state-sponsored actors known as "Advanced Persistent Threat 40" (APT40) and malicious cyber activity in New Zealand. In addition, Little confirmed that New Zealand was joining other Western governments including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and the European Union in condemning the Chinese Ministry of State Security and other Chinese state-sponsored actors for their involvement in the 2021 Microsoft Exchange Server data breach.[76][77] In response, the Chinese Embassy in New Zealand rejected the New Zealand Government's claims, claiming that China was a staunch defender of cybersecurity and firmly opposed all forms of cyber attacks and crimes.[78]

In mid-June 2022, Little in his capacity as Health Minister acknowledged that the country's health system was under strain due to a manpower shortage and the effects of COVID-19 and the seasonal flu on hospitals and health clinics. However, he denied that health services were facing a crisis. In response, the National Party's health spokesperson Shane Reti accused Little of denying that New Zealand's healthcare system was facing a crisis.[79] Little's remarks were criticised by various unidentified health workers, who reported that significant staff shortages and hospital demand in response to COVID-19 and the seasonal flu were straining hospital resources.[80] In early July 2022, the Association of General Surgeons issued an open letter to Little stating that the staffing shortage was undermining the ability of doctors to deliver care to patients.[81]

In late October 2022, Little in his capacity as Minister of Treaty of Waitangi negotiations apologised to the Taranaki–based Māori iwi (tribe) Ngāti Maru on behalf of the New Zealand Crown for land confiscations that occurred following the New Zealand Wars. Though the tribe had not taken part in the fighting, most of their land had been confiscated by the Crown.[82]

During a cabinet shuffle that occurred on 31 January 2023, Little was succeeded as Health Minister by Ayesha Verrall. Little also replaced Peeni Henare as Minister of Defence. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, who succeeded Jacinda Ardern earlier in the month, stated that Little had supported "any decision made about the portfolio" and added that he had full confidence in Little.[83][84] Little also retained his ministerial portfolios for the GCSB, NZSIS, Public Service, Treaty of Waitangi negotiations and Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission's Report into the Terrorist Attack on the Christchurch Mosques.[83]

On 21 June 2023, following the resignation of Michael Wood from cabinet, Little gained the Immigration portfolio.[85]

Post-political career

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Little contested the 2023 election as a list-only candidate. Following Labour's loss in the 2023 election, Little chose not to take his list seat and retired from politics altogether,[86] officially resigning his seat in the House on 5 December 2023.[87] In a statement, he said that he did not see himself in a future Seventh Labour Government and would instead enable a younger MP to fill the seat.[88] He said his "one regret" was not completing reforms to New Zealand's national security sector he had proposed after the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks.[89] On the same day as his official resignation, he was granted retention of the title The Honourable, in recognition of his term as a member of the Executive Council.[90]

Little criticised the new coalition government's Treaty of Waitangi policies in an op-ed for Newsroom ahead of Waitangi Day 2024.[91] He was announced as an employment and treaty law consultant for Wellington-based law firm Gibson Sheat on 11 March 2024.[92][93]

In August 2024, Little expressed support for the AUKUS security pact during a lecture about New Zealand's perceptions of Indo-Pacific security at the University of Canterbury. He said: "In my view, New Zealand faces material threats in our region that have not been present before. They are not threats of immediate physical conflict, but they are threats from players whose belief systems and values, and whose conduct in other parts of the world indicate they are willing to flout international law and norms." Little's support for AUKUS differed from the Labour Party, which has since 2024 expressed opposition to New Zealand's involvement in the security pact.[94]

Personal life

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Little currently lives in Island Bay, Wellington with his wife Leigh and their son.[7][95]

He was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer in 2009; but after receiving treatment, he was given a clean bill of health. He has subsequently had annual check-ups.[96] Little attracted media attention in early 2018 after conducting a social media poll on whether or not he should retain a beard he had grown over the summer.[97][98] He wore the beard for the remainder of his political career.

See also

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Preceded by President of the Labour Party
2009–2011 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Leader of the Labour Party
2014–2017 		Succeeded by
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Preceded by Leader of the Opposition
2014–2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations
2017–2023 		Succeeded by
Minister Responsible for GCSB
2017–2023 		Succeeded by
Minister Responsible for NZSIS
2017–2023
Preceded by Minister of Justice
2017–2020 		Succeeded by
Minister for Courts
2017–2020 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
2020 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Health
2020–2023 		Succeeded by
Minister for the Public Service
2023 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Defence
2023 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Immigration
2023 		Succeeded by
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