Unctuous Osbert

Minister Unctuous Osbert was a British wizard who was Minister for Magic from 1789 to 1798. His term in office was somewhat controversial, as he was accused of having been a puppet in the hands of Septimus Malfoy. Osbert was elected at least twice.

Early life
Osbert was born a wizard into the pure-blood or half-blood Osbert family, somewhere in the British Isles. It is likely that he attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in his youth.

Minister for Magic
Osbert was elected Minister for Magic of Great Britain in 1789.

Septimus Malfoy, a member of the powerful and wealthy Malfoy family, was an enormously influential wizard at the Ministry in the day and Osbert was, during the course of his tenure, influenced to some degree by Malfoy's interests. Many claimed that Osbert was little more than a puppet of Malfoy's, who would have been the de facto head of the Ministry.

Osbert left the office in 1798 and was succeeded by Artemisia Lufkin.

Etymology
Unctuous is an English word derived from the Latin ungo, meaning "I anoint with oil". The English word means "to be insincerely polite and earnest".