Undersecretary

[Goddlefrood]

> zanooda:
> Can anyone explain better than the dictionary what Umbridge's 
> job is :-)? It is called "Senior Undersecretary to the Minister". 
> I looked up "undersecretary", but "senior" confuses me a little. 
> Can there be a "junior undersecretary" then? What exactly is 
> Umbridge's position, especially from the British point of view? 

Goddlefrood:

Have you ever seen 'Yes, Minister' or 'Yes, Prime Minister'? If so, 
think of Sir Humphrey and you've got a fair idea of what Umbridge's 
job is, or at least what she thinks it is ;-)

And of course, she's the most senior undersecretary (which is 
often to do more with age than competence). The Ministry in 
the WW certainly does not appear to function on a merit system 
for promotion.