Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ======President====== =====Introduction===== The **President** is the title given to the elected leader of the [[Magical Congress of the United States of America]] ([[MACUSA]]), the governing body for the wizarding community in the [[United States]]. The role is the American equivalent of the British [[Minister for Magic]]. (Pottermore) The office of the President is located within the [[MACUSA]] headquarters, magically concealed inside the [[Woolworth Building]] in [[New York City]]. (film) =====Role and Responsibilities===== As the head of [[MACUSA]], the President holds significant executive power and is responsible for upholding magical law and protecting the secrecy of the American wizarding world, governed by [[Rappaport's Law]] for much of its history. Their duties include: * Presiding over major governmental meetings and trials. (film) * Directing the actions of various departments, particularly the [[Department of Magical Law Enforcement]] and its [[Auror]]s. (film) * Making critical decisions during national emergencies, such as the threat posed by an [[Obscurus]] in 1926 and the escape of [[Gellert Grindelwald]]. (film) * Authorizing severe sentences for those who gravely endanger the [[International Statute of Secrecy]], including, in some historical instances, capital punishment. (film) =====History and Known Office Holders===== The office of President was established with the founding of [[MACUSA]] in 1693, following the [[Salem Witch Trials]], to create a structured and secure government for North American witches and wizards. (Pottermore) Known Presidents include: * **Josiah Jackson:** A war-hero wizard who was elected as the first President of [[MACUSA]]. He was considered a militant leader who was instrumental in recruiting and training the first American [[Auror]]s. (Pottermore) * **Elizabeth McGilliguddy:** A famed President who served during the American Revolutionary War. She presided over the contentious 1777 'Country or Kind?' debate, ultimately declaring that the American wizarding community was part of its new country and would not intervene in the [[Muggle]] war. (Pottermore) * **[[Seraphina Picquery]]:** The President of [[MACUSA]] from 1920 to 1928. A formidable and stern witch from Savannah, she was in office during the events of the [[Obscurus]] incident in [[New York]] and the initial conflict with [[Gellert Grindelwald]] on American soil. (film, Pottermore) =====Behind the Scenes===== The concept of a wizarding "President" and the entire structure of [[MACUSA]] were introduced and developed for the //Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them// film series and its supplementary materials on the Pottermore (now Wizarding World) website. The title does not appear in the original seven //Harry Potter// novels in a wizarding context. The only mention is a passing reference by the [[Muggle]] [[Prime Minister]] in //[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]//, where he recalls his predecessor being flustered after a visit from [[Cornelius Fudge]] and mentioning "the President of somewhere-or-other."
