British Prime Minister in 1996

Prime Minister is a title of office for a Muggle leader. The British Prime Minister was visited frequently by his wizard counterpart, the Minister for Magic, over affairs that would have an impact on the Muggle world, such as the escape of Sirius Black, the mass breakout from Azkaban, and the return of Lord Voldemort.

Rise to Power and Meeting with the "Other Minister"
When the Prime Minister rose to his position, he was greeted by the Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge, who told him about the world of magic. The Muggle Minister was actually better at accepting this than his predecessor, who thought Fudge was an attempt to sabotage his career, and tried to throw the wizard out the window. The Prime Minister than tried to pretend none of this happened. Despite Fudge's claim that they would probably never meet again after the first introduction, due to all the Dark activities of the wizarding world, this claim was contradicted, much to the Prime Minister's discomfort.

In 1996, the Prime Minister was under pressure after the collapse of the Brockdale Bridge, and a hurricane that had devastated parts of the South-West of England. He was informed by former Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge that Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters were responsible for both events. He also learned that his new secretary, Kingsley Shacklebolt was a highly skilled Auror, and met the new Minister, Rufus Scrimgeour.

Behind the scenes

 * The Prime Minister is never named in the series, but since the Harry Potter series is set mostly in the 1990's he is most likely Sir John Major, the Prime Minister of Britain from 1990-1997. However during the last half of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, there was a change of government in Britain and Tony Blair became Prime Minister, serving from 1997-2007.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
 * Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
 * Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows