Ministry of Magic

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Ministry of Magic
Universe	Harry Potter
Founded	1707
Location	Ministry of Magic Headquarters Whitehall, London
Leader	Minister for Magic
Key people	Cornelius Fudge Rufus Scrimgeour Pius Thicknesse Kingsley Shacklebolt Barty Crouch Sr. Amelia Bones Ludo Bagman Corban Yaxley Dolores Umbridge Hermione Granger Harry Potter Percy Weasley
Purpose	Preservation of magical law
Powers	Government of UK's Magical Community
Affiliations	International Confederation of Wizards

The Ministry of Magic is the government of the British wizarding community in the fictional universe of Harry Potter. It is led by an official called the Minister for Magic, and is first mentioned in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Throughout the novels, it is regularly depicted as corrupt, elitist and completely incompetent, with its high-ranking officials blind to ominous events and unwilling to take action against threats to wizard society. In Order of the Phoenix, Dolores Umbridge was placed at Hogwarts to observe the happenings within the school (acting as a ministry plant), and prevent the spread of news concerning the return of Lord Voldemort. It reaches a zenith of corruption, before being effectively taken over by Voldemort. At the end of the final book, following Voldemort's death, Kingsley Shacklebolt is revealed to have become the Minister for Magic.