Minister for Magic

Minister for Magic
Seal of the Ministry of Magic
Office holder Hermione Granger (c. 2019–?) (British)
Institution	Ministry of Magic
Style	Minister
Appointer	Wizarding society, through democratic election
Term length	No fixed limit; there must be elections at a maximum interval of seven years (British)
Precursor	Chief of the Wizards' Council (British)
Formation	1697 (Brazilian) 1707 (British) 1790 (French)
Inaugural holder	Ulick Gamp (British)

"They wanted Dumbledore fer Minister, o' course, but he'd never leave Hogwarts, so old Cornelius Fudge got the job. Bungler if ever there was one. So he pelts Dumbledore with owls every morning, askin' fer advice."

— Rubeus Hagrid and Harry Potter discussing the Minister for Magic

The Minister for Magic was the political leader of the wizarding community in their respective countries around the world, and the highest ranking member of the Ministry of Magic, which they controlled. The position somewhat corresponded to the Prime Minister of Muggles in their respective countries.

In Great Britain, the Minister was advised on wizarding matters by their staff members and by the other Heads of Departments. They also chaired the Wizengamot to pass Wizarding Laws, or to hear important trials (such as Harry Potter's case), though the verdicts were decided by majority vote, including that of the Minister themselves. Many other wizarding countries also had Ministers and had similar governmental systems, such as the Bulgarian Minister or the Zauberminister of wizarding Germany.

Despite being the head of their respective wizarding communities, it was common for the Minister to uphold a facade of peace and safety to maintain control and the satisfaction of the public, even if it meant blatantly lying to the citizens, putting them at risk, and forcing the media to corroborate the Ministry's claims. This was a sign of the corruption during the times of the Second Wizarding War.

In Great Britain, the Minister for Magic was formally appointed in 1707 when Ulick Gamp was voted in as the first Minister for Magic. Ministers were democratically elected through a public vote; no fixed limit existed to a Minister's term in office, but regular elections had to be held at a maximum interval of seven years.

History

British Ministry of Magic

When the British Ministry of Magic was established in 1707, the man appointed as the first Minister for Magic was Ulick Gamp, formerly Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot.

After Millicent Bagnold was preparing to retire in 1990, Albus Dumbledore was expected to take the position of Minister, but he believed that due to his past, he could not be trusted with that power, so because of this, Barty Crouch Snr was the next prime candidate, due to his cruel but effective methods of combating the Dark Arts during the First Wizarding War, until he sentenced his son to Azkaban for being a Death Eater. It was after his son's presumed death that the public began to take pity on the boy and thought Crouch Snr was too neglectful as a father, which led to a drop in his popularity, causing him to lose out to Fudge.

Several Ministers in recent times, from left to right: Cornelius Fudge (1990–1996), Rufus Scrimgeour (1996–1997), Pius Thicknesse (1997–1998) and Kingsley Shacklebolt (1998–c. 2019)

Cornelius Fudge was Minister from 1990 to 1996. During his first days in office, he was not very confident and, as a result, constantly bombarded Dumbledore with letters for advice. During the last year of his tenure, Fudge was overcome by self-induced persecution delusions, because Dumbledore 'claimed' Voldemort had returned, and abused his own position to prevent that news from spreading, in order to protect both his position of power and the peace that the Ministry had worked so hard to maintain.

In the end, when Fudge was forced to accept that Voldemort had indeed returned, the entire wizarding community called for his resignation, and after a fortnight of futile attempts to remain in office, in July 1996 he was replaced by Rufus Scrimgeour. Fudge's love for his office blinded him from the truth, and, as he was warned, his denial led him to be known as one of the least effective and disgraced Ministers in history.

Scrimgeour's term ran for one year, in which he attempted to restore peace and control throughout the Wizarding World. Although he was beaten in the end, Scrimgeour was being honest and accepted the fact that the Ministry were many steps behind Voldemort (even though this was the fault of his predecessor, Cornelius Fudge). Unfortunately, he was killed in an attack by an army of Death Eaters on 1 August 1997. He was replaced by Voldemort's puppet, Pius Thicknesse.

Thicknesse, under Corban Yaxley's Imperius Curse, was appointed as Minister, though he was really only Voldemort's puppet, with the Dark Lord effectively becoming the true Minister. While Thicknesse was to handle everyday business, which included changing the entire Ministry to suit the Death Eaters' ideology, Voldemort was free to extend his reign beyond the government. Voldemort did not announce himself Minister, but instead kept himself hidden in the shadows, in order to plant uncertainty and doubt within the wizarding community, preventing them from trusting anyone and forming any rebellion that could overwhelm the Ministry and the Death Eaters. Because of his subjugation, Thicknesse's role as Minister was omitted from most official records.

By the end of the war, Kingsley Shacklebolt was appointed as temporary Minister, the position later becoming permanent. His term led to the revolutionising of the entire Ministry, removing any and all corruption that had permeated it before and during the takeover. One of his first and most effective acts as Minister, was replacing Dementors, the unreliable guards of Azkaban, with Aurors.

By 2019, Hermione Granger had succeeded Kingsley Shacklebolt as Minister for Magic. She, like Shacklebolt, made effective decisions as Minister.

Relationship with the Muggle Prime Minister

One of the Minister for Magic's duties was to correspond with the British Prime Minister of Muggles regarding any ongoing events in the wizarding world that would or could affect the United Kingdom as a whole, eg Voldemort's return. This included introducing themselves to the Muggle Prime Minister when there was a change in office on either side.

A small portrait in the corner of the Prime Minister's office served as an envoy between the two Ministers. It announced the arrival of the Minister for Magic, seeking the Prime Minister's reply (usually acquiescence to the unavoidable). It is believed that a Permanent Sticking Charm must have been placed on the portrait, for neither the Prime Minister nor his experts were able to remove it from its location.

Known correspondences

Sometime between 1990 and 1993, Fudge introduced himself to the newly elected Muggle Prime Minister and informed him of the existence of the magical population living among Muggles in secret. Fudge assured the Muggle Prime Minister that they would likely not see each other again unless there was an emergency. Fudge also claimed that the previous Prime Minister had tried to throw him out of the window, believing him to be a hoax planned by his political opposition.

In around July 1993, Fudge visited the Prime Minister's office again, to inform him of Sirius Black's breakout from Azkaban, the wizard prison. On this visit, Fudge also told the Prime Minister about Voldemort, in order to allow the Prime Minister to have an in-depth understanding of what was going on, though as he dared not say the name out loud, he instead scribbled it on a piece of paper.

In August 1994, Fudge turned up to report on the fiasco at the Quidditch World Cup, since its victims included Muggles. He also informed a bewildered Prime Minister that the Ministry of Magic would be importing dragons and a sphinx into Great Britain for the Triwizard Tournament, taking place at Hogwarts later that year.

Sometime prior to July 1996, a flustered Fudge appeared in the Prime Minister's office briefly to inform him that there had been a mass breakout from Azkaban, the wizard prison.

Around July 1996, Fudge turned up and announced to the Prime Minister that the Second Wizarding War had begun, and admitted that the Dark forces in their community were responsible for the various gloomy and tragic events occurring in the Muggle world. In addition, Fudge introduced his successor, Rufus Scrimgeour.

When Voldemort took over the Ministry of Magic, it was possible that the puppet Minister Pius Thicknesse was not sent to meet the Muggle Minister, as was the tradition in the past, due to the Death Eaters' attitudes towards Muggles and Muggle-borns. However, once Kingsley Shacklebolt was appointed Minister in 1998, it is possible, if not likely, that he did meet with the Prime Minister to not only introduce himself (indeed, he had been put in as secretary to the Prime Minister in 1996 to watch over his security) but to assure the Muggle Minister that the war had ended.

When Hermione Granger was appointed Minister around 2019, she, like her predecessors, likely also introduced herself to the incumbent Prime Minister.

List of Ministers of Magic

British Ministers of Magic

18th century

#	Portrait	Minister for Magic (term of office)	Other Ministerial offices held	Notes
1		Ulick Gamp 1707 to 1718	Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot (Wizards' Council)	First person to use the title of Minister for Magic. Established the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.
2		Damocles Rowle 1718 to 1726	—	Established Azkaban Prison in 1718. Forced to step down after his actions as Minister towards Muggles led to him being censured by the International Confederation of Wizards.
3		Perseus Parkinson 1726 to 1733	—	Attempted to pass a bill to prevent wizard-Muggle miscegenation (the interbreeding of people considered to be of different racial types); the public did not approve and voted him out at the first opportunity.
4		Eldritch Diggory 1733 to 1747	—	First established an Auror recruitment programme. Tried (unsuccessfully) to close down Azkaban or remove Dementors as guards. Died in office.
5		Albert Boot 1747 to 1752	—	Resigned after mismanaged goblin rebellion.
6		Basil Flack 1752	—	Shortest-serving Minister for Magic. Resigned due to the advancement of Goblin Rebellions (goblins allied themselves with werewolves).
7		Hesphaestus Gore 1752 to 1770	Auror	One of the earliest Aurors. Successfully put down a number of revolts by magical beings. Renovated and reinforced Azkaban Prison.
8		Maximilian Crowdy 1770 to 1781	—	Routed out several extremist pure-blood groups planning Muggle attacks. Died in office under mysterious circumstances.
9		Porteus Knatchbull 1781 to 1789	—	Correspondence with Muggle Prime Minister Lord North led to the latter being forced to resign after word leaked out that he believed in wizards.
10		Unctuous Osbert 1789 to 1798	—	Too much influenced by pure-bloods of wealth and status; was little more than a puppet in the hands of Septimus Malfoy.
11		Artemisia Lufkin 1798 to 1811	—	First female Minister for Magic. Established the Department of International Magical Co-operation, and lobbied (successfully) to have a Quidditch World Cup held in Britain during her term.

19th century

#	Portrait	Minister for Magic (term of office)	Other Ministerial offices held	Notes
12		Grogan Stump 1811 to 1819	—	Defined "Being" and "Beast", settling a debate that had been going on since the 14th century. Deeply restructured the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, and established the Department of Magical Games and Sports.
13		Josephina Flint 1819 to 1827	—	Revealed a severe anti-Muggle bias during her term; specifically attacked new Muggle inventions such as the telegraph, which she claimed interfered with wand function.
14		Ottaline Gambol 1827 to 1835	—	Came up with the idea of having the Hogwarts Express to solve the dilemma of how to transport students to Hogwarts School without attracting Muggle attention. Established committees to investigate Muggle brainpower.
15		Radolphus Lestrange 1835 to 1841	—	Unsuccessfully attempted to close down the Department of Mysteries. Resigned due to ill health (widely rumoured to have been unable to cope with the strains of office).
16		Hortensia Milliphutt 1841 to 1849	—	Introduced more legislation than any other Minister. Political downfall came when she began passing regulations on hat pointiness and other wearisome laws.
17		Evangeline Orpington 1849 to 1855	—	Had concealed platforms built at King's Cross Station to house wizarding trains. Believed to have intervened magically (and illegally) in the Crimean War.
18		Priscilla Dupont 1855 to 1858	—	Developed an irrational loathing of the Muggle Prime Minister Lord Palmerston, which led to a series of Muggle-baiting incidents. Forced to resign after it became too much.
19		Dugald McPhail 1858 to 1865	—	A period of calm and stability. Established the Knight Bus in 1865.
20		Faris Spavin 1865 to 1903	—	Longest-serving Minister. Left office at age 147, after attending Queen Victoria's funeral wearing an admiral's hat and spats. Survived an assassination attempt by a centaur, who took offence to the punchline of his "a centaur, a ghost and a dwarf walk into a bar" joke.

20th century

#	Portrait	Minister for Magic (term of office)	Other Ministerial offices held	Notes
21		Venusia Crickerly 1903 to 1912	Auror	Competent and likeable Minister. Died in 1912 in a Mandrake-related gardening accident.
22		Archer Evermonde 1912 to 1923	—	Passed emergency legislation preventing wizards from taking part in the on-going First World War, lest this cause a massive breach of the International Statute of Secrecy.
23		Lorcan McLaird 1923 to 1925	—	An exceptionally taciturn man who preferred to communicate in monosyllables and expressive puffs of smoke that he produced with his wand. Forced out of office out of sheer irritation.
24		Hector Fawley 1925 to 1939	—	Term in office coincided with the beginning of Gellert Grindelwald's "For the Greater Good" revolution. Fawley did not take Grindelwald's threat to the world wizarding community sufficiently seriously and was, as a result, forced out from his office.
25		Leonard Spencer-Moon 1939 to 1948	Tea-boy in the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes	A sound Minister, oversaw a period of great turmoil in both the wizarding (Global Wizarding War) and the Muggle world (Second World War). Maintained a good working relationship with Winston Churchill.
26		Wilhelmina Tuft 1948 to 1959	—	Presided over a period of welcome peace and prosperity. Died in office, after eating Alihotsy-flavoured fudge (which she was allergic to).
27		Ignatius Tuft 1959 to 1962	—	Son of his predecessor, who gained election based on his mother's popularity. Tried to institute a controversial and dangerous Dementor breeding programme, and was forced from his office.
28		Nobby Leach 1962 to 1968	—	First Muggle-born Minister for Magic. Denied having had anything to do with England's 1966 World Cup win. Left office after contracting a mysterious illness (conspiracy theories abound - Abraxas Malfoy is widely believed to have been part of the shady plot that made him leave his post prematurely).
29		Eugenia Jenkins 1968 to 1975	—	Dealt competently with the pure-blood riots during the Squib Rights marches of the late 1960s. The first rise of Lord Voldemort saw her ousted from office, as the people saw her as inadequate to meet the challenge.
30		Harold Minchum 1975 to 1980	—	Hard-liner. Placed even more Dementors in Azkaban, but could not contain Voldemort's seemingly unstoppable rise to power.
31		Millicent Bagnold 1980 to 1990	—	Minister during the terminal phase of the First Wizarding War. It was during her term that Lord Voldemort seemingly died following the James and Lily Potter murders in 1981. Responsible for the successful Death Eater trials immediately after the war.
32		Cornelius Fudge 1990 to 1996	Junior minister at the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes Advisor to the Minister for Magic	Most of the wizarding world supported Albus Dumbledore for Minister when Bagnold retired, but Fudge was appointed when Dumbledore refused the office. Fudge relied heavily on Dumbledore in the first years of his term. When Lord Voldemort returned, Fudge persistently refused to accept it, and launched a smear campaign to discredit those who claimed the Dark Lord had returned. Was ousted from office when Voldemort appeared in the Ministry itself.
33		Rufus Scrimgeour 1996 to 1997	Head of the Auror Office	Replaced Cornelius Fudge in the height of the Second Wizarding War. Tried to reassure the wizard population that the ministry were making progress in the war. This was done through reorganising some Ministry offices, publicising arrests, and trying to recruit Harry Potter as the Ministry's poster-boy. As a result, actual progress was reduced and the ministry was not able to meet the threat posed by a returned Voldemort. Murdered at the hands of Voldemort during a Death Eater coup.
34 (omitted)		Pius Thicknesse 1997 to 1998	Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement	Placed under the Imperius Curse by Death Eater Corban Yaxley, and appointed Minister following their coup. Thicknesse was effectively a puppet of the Death Eater regime and was unconscious of anything he was doing (the reason why he is omitted from most official records as a Minister).
35		Kingsley Shacklebolt 1998 to 2019	Auror	Named "Caretaker Minister for Magic" after the Battle of Hogwarts and the end of the Second Wizarding War, but subsequently elected to the office. Oversaw the capture of Death Eaters and supporters following Voldemort's death. Led a massive reform of the Ministry, in order to rid it of corruption and pro-pure-blood laws. Purged Dementors from Azkaban.

21st century

#	Portrait	Minister for Magic (term of office)	Other Ministerial offices held	Notes
36		Hermione Granger 2019-	Worker in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures Deputy Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement	Had previously been one of the top Ministry employees during Shacklebolt's massive reform of the Ministry, a progressive voice who ensured the eradication of oppressive, pro-pureblood laws.

Timeline

Non-British Ministers for Magic

Minister for Magic	Portrait	Ministry of Magic (term of office)	Notes
Unidentified German Minister for Magic in 1926 1920s		German Ministry of Magic	He was called to an emergency meeting in 1926.
Anton Vogel 1930s		German Ministry of Magic	Supreme Mugwump until 1932.
Vicência Santos 1930s		Brazilian Ministry of Magic	Selected as the Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards in 1932.
Liu Tao 1930s		Chinese Ministry of Magic	One of the candidates for the post of Supreme Mugwump in 1932.
Norwegian Minister for Magic in 1932 1930s		Norwegian Ministry of Magic	They attended the Candidates' Dinner in 1932.
Victor 1930s		French Ministry of Magic
Oblansk 1990s		Bulgarian Ministry of Magic	He attended the 1994 Quidditch World Cup
Unidentified Andorran Minister for Magic 1990s		Andorran Ministry of Magic	They sent a memo to Bartemius Crouch Senior in 1995.
Joshua Sankara 1990s		Burkinabé Ministry of Magic	Seeker of the Burkinabé National Quidditch team
Otto Obermeier 2010s		Liechtenstein Ministry of Magic

Behind the scenes

• Lally Hicks mentioned the Norwegian Minister as the Norwegian Minister of Magic.
• In the American editions, the Minister is called the Minister of Magic. In the films, both Minister of Magic and Minister for Magic seem to be acceptable, as different characters call it different names. For example, in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, when Scrimgeour arrives at The Burrow, George wonders what the "Minister of Magic" is doing there; likewise, when Kingsley's Patronus interrupts the Bill and Fleur's wedding, he calls the Minister the same thing. However, when Pius Thicknesse gives his speech later in the film, he calls himself the "Minister for Magic". The reason behind this is unknown.
• Basil Flack has the distinction of being the Minister for Magic with the shortest known term in office: 2 months, in 1752. The longest term was that of Faris Spavin, lasting 38 years, from 1865 to 1903. There has been at least one foreign Minister for Magic with a shorter term then Flack's, though: Joshua Sankara, Minister for Magic of Burkina Faso for two days in 2006.
• Apparently, the Minister must get the approval of a Wizengamot majority for any legislation.
• One of Gilderoy Lockhart's many empty claims to any of his classmates who bothered even listening to him is to knuckle down to become Britain's youngest Minister for Magic, which he never accomplished.
• Since Kingsley's appointment as the next Minister for Magic is omitted from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, there is no mention of who is appointed to that position after the final battle.
• Supposing that the liaison between the Minister for Magic and the Muggle Prime Minister has been conducted in the same way since the Ministry's inception, as well as supposing that the Muggle Prime Ministers in the Harry Potter universe are all the same as their real-life counterparts, then the following table illustrates the Ministers for Magic that would have introduced themselves to the respective Prime Ministers:

Minister for Magic (term of office)	Prime Minister (term of office)
Ulick Gamp 1707 to 1718	No Prime Minister prior to 1721
Damocles Rowle 1718 to 1726	No Prime Minister prior to 1721
	Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford 1721 to 1742
Perseus Parkinson 1726 to 1733	Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford 1721 to 1742
Eldritch Diggory 1733 to 1747	Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford 1721 to 1742
	Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington 1742 to 1743
	Henry Pelham 1743 to 1754
Albert Boot 1747 to 1752	Henry Pelham 1743 to 1754
Basil Flack 1752	Henry Pelham 1743 to 1754
Hesphaestus Gore 1752 to 1770	Henry Pelham 1743 to 1754
	Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle 1754 to 1756
	William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire 1756 to 1757
	Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle 1757 to 1762
	John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute 1762 to 1763
	George Grenville 1763 to 1765
	Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham 1765 to 1766
	William Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham 1766 to 1768
	Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton 1768 to 1770
Maximilian Crowdy 1770 to 1781	Frederick North, Lord North 1770 to 1782
Porteus Knatchbull 1781 to 1789	Frederick North, Lord North 1770 to 1782
	Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham 1782
	William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne 1782 to 1783
	William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland 1783
	William Pitt the Younger 1783 to 1801
Unctuous Osbert 1789 to 1798	William Pitt the Younger 1783 to 1801
Artemisia Lufkin 1798 to 1811	William Pitt the Younger 1783 to 1801
	Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth 1801 to 1804
	William Pitt the Younger 1804 to 1806
	William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville 1806 to 1807
	William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland 1807 to 1809
	Spencer Perceval 1809 to 1812
Grogan Stump 1811 to 1819
	Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool 1812 to 1827
Josephina Flint 1819 to 1827
Ottaline Gambol 1827 to 1835
	George Canning 1827
	Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich 1827 to 1828
	Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington 1828 to 1830
	Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey 1830 to 1834
	William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne 1834
	Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington 1834
	Sir Robert Peel 1834 to 1835
	William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne 1835 to 1841
Radolphus Lestrange 1835 to 1841
Hortensia Milliphutt 1841 to 1849
	Sir Robert Peel 1841 to 1846
	John Russell, 1st Earl Russell 1846 to 1852
Evangeline Orpington 1849 to 1855
	Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby 1852
	George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen 1852 to 1855
Priscilla Dupont 1855 to 1858
	John Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston 1855 to 1858
	Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby 1858 to 1859
Dugald McPhail 1858 to 1865
	John Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston 1859 to 1865
	John Russell, 1st Earl Russell 1865 to 1866
Faris "Spout-Hole" Spavin 1865 to 1903
	Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby 1866 to 1868
	Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield 1868
	William Ewart Gladstone 1868 to 1874
	Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield 1874 to 1880
	William Ewart Gladstone 1880 to 1885
	Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury 1885 to 1886
	William Ewart Gladstone 1886
	Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury 1886 to 1892
	William Ewart Gladstone 1892 to 1894
	Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery 1894 to 1895
	Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury 1895 to 1902
	Arthur James Balfour 1902 to 1905
Venusia Crickerly 1903 to 1912
	Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman 1905 to 1908
	H. H. Asquith 1908 to 1916
Archer Evermonde 1912 to 1923
	David Lloyd George 1916 to 1922
	Andrew Bonar Law 1922 to 1923
Lorcan McLaird 1923 to 1925	Stanley Baldwin 1923 to 1924
	James Ramsay MacDonald 1924
	Stanley Baldwin 1924 to 1929
Hector Fawley 1925 to 1939
	James Ramsay MacDonald 1929 to 1935
	Stanley Baldwin 1935 to 1937
	Neville Chamberlain 1937 to 1940
Leonard Spencer-Moon 1939 to 1948
	Sir Winston Churchill 1940 to 1945
	Clement Attlee 1945 to 1951
Wilhelmina Tuft 1948 to 1959
	Sir Winston Churchill 1951 to 1955
	Sir Anthony Eden 1955 to 1957
	Maurice Harold Macmillan 1957 to 1963
Ignatius Tuft 1959 to 1962	Maurice Harold Macmillan 1957 to 1963
Nobby Leach 1962 to 1968	Maurice Harold Macmillan 1957 to 1963
	Sir Alec Douglas-Home 1963 to 1964
	James Harold Wilson 1964 to 1970
Eugenia Jenkins 1968 to 1975
	Edward Heath 1970 to 1974
	James Harold Wilson 1974 to 1976
Harold Minchum 1975 to 1980
	James Callaghan 1976 to 1979
	Margaret Thatcher 1979 to 1990
Millicent Bagnold 1980 to 1990	Margaret Thatcher 1979 to 1990
Cornelius Fudge 1990 to 1996	John Major 1990 to 1997
Rufus Scrimgeour 1996 to 1997	John Major 1990 to 1997
	Tony Blair 1997 to 2007
Pius Thicknesse 1997 to 1998	Tony Blair 1997 to 2007
Kingsley Shacklebolt 1998 to in or before 2019	Tony Blair 1997 to 2007
	James Gordon Brown 2007 to 2010
	David Cameron 2010 to 2016
	Theresa May 2016 to 2019
Hermione Granger 2019 to ?	Boris Johnson 2019 to 2022

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (play)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Mentioned only)
• Quidditch Through the Ages (Mentioned only)
• Pottermore
• Wizarding World
• Daily Prophet Newsletters (Mentioned only)
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
• LEGO Harry Potter
• Harry Potter for Kinect
• Harry Potter: The Character Vault
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
• Hogwarts Legacy (Mentioned only)

Notes and references

Minister for Magic of Great Britain
Ministers for Magic
Ulick Gamp (1707–1718) Damocles Rowle (1718–1726) Perseus Parkinson (1726–1733) Eldritch Diggory (1733–1747) Albert Boot (1747–1752) Basil Flack (1752–1752) Hesphaestus Gore (1752–1770) Maximilian Crowdy (1770–1781) Porteus Knatchbull (1781–1789) Unctuous Osbert (1789–1798) Artemisia Lufkin (1798–1811) Grogan Stump (1811–1819) Josephina Flint (1819–1827) Ottaline Gambol (1827–1835) Radolphus Lestrange (1835–1841) Hortensia Milliphutt (1841–1849) Evangeline Orpington (1849–1855) Priscilla Dupont (1855–1858) Dugald McPhail (1858–1865) Faris Spavin (1865–1903) Venusia Crickerly (1903–1912) Archer Evermonde (1912–1923) Lorcan McLaird (1923–1925) Hector Fawley (1925–1939) Leonard Spencer-Moon (1939–1948) Wilhelmina Tuft (1948–1959) Ignatius Tuft (1959–1962) Nobby Leach (1962–1968) Eugenia Jenkins (1968–1975) Harold Minchum (1975–1980) Millicent Bagnold (1980–1990) Cornelius Fudge (1990–1996) Rufus Scrimgeour (1996–1997) Pius Thicknesse (1997–1998) Kingsley Shacklebolt (1998–c. 2019) Hermione Granger (c. 2019–?)