The Minister for Magic is the executive head of the government for the British Wizarding world. The Minister enjoys a position of great prominence and prestige. He or she represents the British magical community in international affairs and sets the tone for the policies of the Ministry of Magic.
In addition to this, the Minister for Magic is known to the Muggle Prime Minister, and the two leaders communicate when necessary. The Minister for Magic also presides over the Wizengamot.
The post of Minister for Magic was established with the creation of the Ministry of Magic after the International Statute of Secrecy went into effect. The first Minister, Ulick Gamp, took office in 1707.
Many people thought Albus Dumbledore would make a good Minister for Magic, but he was not interested in having the job.
Ministers for Magic
1707-1718: Ulick Gamp
1718-1726: Damocles Rowle
1726-1733: Perseus Parkinson
1733-1747: Eldritch Diggory
1747-1752: Albert Boot
1752-1752: Basil Flack
1752-1770: Hesphaestus Gore
1770-1781: Maximilian Crowdy
1781-1789: Porteus Knatchbull
1789-1798: Unctuous Osbert - said by many to be simply a puppet of powerful Septimus Malfoy
1798-1811: Artemisia Lufkin, first witch to become Minister for Magic
1811-1819: Grogan Stump, who came up with the Being/Beast/Spirit divisions of the Wizarding World
1819-1827: Josephina Flint
1827-1835: Ottaline Gambol, instituted the Hogwarts Express
1835-1841: Radolphus Lestrange - tried to shut down the Department of Mysteries
1841-1849: Hortensia Milliphutt
1849-1855: Evangeline Orpington, created the concealed platform at the newly built King's Cross Station
1855-1858: Priscilla Dupont
1858-1865: Dugald McPhail
1865-1903: Faris "Spout-Hole" Spavin, was 147 when he left office
1903-1912: Venusia Crickerly - ex-Auror, died of freak gardening accident
1912-1923: Archer Evermonde
1923-1925: Lorcan McLaird
1925-1939: Hector Fawley
1939-1948: Leonard Spencer-Moon
1948-1959: Wilhemina Tuft
1959-1962: Ignatius Tuft, son of the previous Minister
1962-1968: Nobby Leach, The first Muggle-born Minister for Magic, Leach left office prematurely in 1968, many believe due to a shady plot involving Abraxas Malfoy
1968-1975: Eugenia Jenkins
1975-1980: Harold Minchum
1980-1990: Millicent Bagnold
1990-1996: Cornelius Oswald Fudge
1996-1997: Rufus Scrimgeour
1997-1998: Pius Thicknesse (under the Imperius Curse and controlled by Death Eaters throughout his tenure)
1998-unknown: Kingsley Shacklebolt (ushered in a new era of accountability for the Ministry)
unknown, serving in office during 2016-2020: Hermione Granger
An ugly portrait of the first Minister for Magic, Ulick Gamp, is stuck - magically and permanently - to a wall in the Muggle Prime Minister's office and acts as a messenger between the two leaders.
The meetings between the Minister for Magic and the Muggle Prime Minister tend to be uneasy. The Prime Minister with whom Cornelius Fudge speaks is still struggling with the idea of magic being real, and Fudge remembers how the Prime Minister before this one tried to throw him out a window.
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The Ministry Of Magic
DiversosThe Ministry of Magic is the government of the Magical community of Britain in the wizarding world. This book contains all magical information about the Ministry of Magic and the secrets within. Note: This book is for reference purposes only. I do n...
