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{{Infobox officeholder}} incorporates the following templates (i.e. all the templates listed here). Please use the most appropriate name when placing this template on a page.

Usage[edit source]

Paste the code for the relevant office and then add the personal data to the bottom. There are no required fields and some fields will not appear when others are in use. For instructions on how to implement multiple terms, see this page. For advice on alt text, see Wikipedia:Alternative text for images.

The parameter |order= is used in conjunction with |office= to state that the officeholder is the nth holder of the office, for example "2nd President of Mauritius". If |order= is not specified, the value of |office= can be wikilinked in the usual way, for example, "[[Ministry of Defence (Singapore)|Minister for Defence]]". However, if |order= is specified together with |office=, the value of |office= is automatically linked to a Wikipedia article of the same name, whether such an article exists or not. Wikilinking cannot be used to redirect the link elsewhere, but a piped link can be created like this: "Ministry of Defence (Singapore){{!}}Minister for Defence" (note that the double square brackets have been omitted).

When both a start and an end term are given, you can instead specify the complete term using the parameters |term=, |terms2=, etc. This can be helpful for complicated terms that cannot be given as simple starting or ending dates, or if you prefer something other than the default term separator (an en dash, with spaces around it if the start or end is not a simple integer date).

Where a politician was redistricted into a new district, you can use |prior_term= to indicate which district(s) he was in before. This saves space in the infobox by not generating a completely new office each time redistricting happens. If you do this, it is recommended that you list the person who preceded the subject when the subject first took office and the person who succeeded the subject when the subject last left office. Where the use of "same district number" is used for determining "predecessor" and "successor" in any office, but where the area is so altered as to make such a "predecessor" or "successor" of little or no biographical value, the word "redistricted" should be used rather than using names of officeholders whose connection is accidental by virtue of district number, but unrelated to any election contests between officeholders.

Please do not re-purpose any fields to add decorative images, icons or flags. Template:Infobox viceroy styles or the like can be used for this. WP:INFOBOXFLAG applies here.

General office[edit source]

a
Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
 | honorific-prefix   = 
 | name               = 
 | native_name        = 
 | native_name_lang   = 
 | honorific-suffix   = 
 | image              = 
 | image_size         = 
 | smallimage         = <!--If this is specified, "image" should not be.-->
 | alt                = 
 | caption            = 
 | order              = 
 | office             = 
 | term_start         = 
 | term_end           = 
 | alongside          = <!--For two or more people serving in the same position from the same district.  (e.g. United States Senators.)-->
 | monarch            = 
 | president          = 
 | governor_general   = 
 | primeminister      = 
 | taoiseach          = 
 | chancellor         = 
 | governor           = 
 | vicepresident      = 
 | viceprimeminister  = 
 | deputy             = 
 | lieutenant         = 
 | succeeding         = <!--For President-elect or equivalent-->
 | constituency       = 
 | majority           = 
 | predecessor        = 
 | successor          = 
 | prior_term         =
 | order2             =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
 | office2            =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
 | term_start2        =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
 | term_end2          =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
 | alongside2         =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
 | monarch2           =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
 | president2         =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
 | governor_general2  =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
 | primeminister2     =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
 | chancellor2        =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
 | taoiseach2         =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
 | governor2          =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
 | vicepresident2     =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
 | viceprimeminister2 =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
 | deputy2            =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
 | lieutenant2        =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
 | succeeding2        =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
 | predecessor2       =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
 | successor2         =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
 | constituency2      =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
 | majority2          =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
 | prior_term2        =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->

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Ambassador[edit source]

Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox ambassador
 | honorific-prefix = 
 | name        = 
 | honorific-suffix = 
 | image       = 
 | alt         = 
 | order       =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
 | ambassador_from =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
 | country     =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
 | term_start  =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
 | term_end    =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
 | predecessor =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
 | successor   =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
 | president   =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->

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Assembly Member[edit source]

Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox AM
 | honorific-prefix = 
 | name        = 
 | honorific-suffix = 
 | image       = 
 | alt         = 
 | caption     = 
 | constituency_AM =  <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by adding a number-->
 | assembly    =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
 | majority    =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
 | term_start  =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
 | term_end    =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
 | predecessor =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
 | successor   =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
 | prior_term  =

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Governor[edit source]

Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox governor
 | honorific-prefix = 
 | name        = 
 | honorific-suffix = 
 | image       = 
 | alt         = 
 | order       =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
 | office      =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
 | term_start  =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
 | term_end    =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
 | lieutenant  =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
 | predecessor =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
 | successor   =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->

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If Governor was appointed by a President, add:

Infobox officeholder
 | president   =  <!--name of president-->

If Governor appointed by other, add:

Infobox officeholder
 | appointed   =  <!--name of appointer-->

Judge[edit source]

Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox judge
 | honorific-prefix = 
 | name        = 
 | honorific-suffix = 
 | image       = 
 | alt         = 
 | caption     = 
 | office      =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
 | term_start  =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
 | term_end    =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
 | nominator   =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
 | appointer   =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
 | predecessor =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->
 | successor   =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number-->

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Nominee/candidate[edit source]

Do not add this section to pages of people who have held a previous office.
Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox candidate
 | honorific-prefix = 
 | name      = 
 | honorific-suffix = 
 | image     = 
 | alt       = 
 | caption   = 
 | nominee   = 
 | party_election = 
 | election_date = 
 | runningmate = 
 | opponent  = 
 | incumbent = 

If a candidate, then instead of nominee use:

Infobox officeholder
 | candidate =

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Member of Parliament[edit source]

Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox MP
 | honorific-prefix = 
 | name        = 
 | honorific-suffix = 
 | image       = 
 | alt         = 
 | caption     = 
 | constituency_MP =  <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by adding a number-->
 | parliament  =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
 | majority    =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
 | term_start  =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
 | term_end    =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
 | predecessor =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
 | successor   =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
 | prior_term  =

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U.S. Representatives[edit source]

U.S. Congressman[edit source]

Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox Congressman
 | honorific-prefix = 
 | name        = 
 | honorific-suffix = 
 | image       = 
 | alt         = 
 | state       =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | district    =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | term_start  =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | term_end    =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | predecessor =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | successor   =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | prior_term  =

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If Congressman served as Speaker of the House add:

Infobox officeholder
 | speaker      =  <!--number of office holder-->
 | term_start2  = 
 | term_end2    = 
 | predecessor2 = 
 | successor2   = 

If Congressman has been elected but not sworn in:

Infobox officeholder
 | succeeding   =  <!--the name of the incumbent congressman-->

State Representative[edit source]

Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox state representative
 | honorific-prefix = 
 | name         = 
 | honorific-suffix = 
 | image        = 
 | alt          = 
 | state_house  =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | district     =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | term_start   =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | term_end     =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | predecessor  =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | successor    =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | prior_term   =

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For Representative from states that have an Assembly, instead of state_house use:

Infobox officeholder
 | state_assembly =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | district       =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number, start at 3-->

For Representative from states that have a House of Delegates, instead of state_house use:

Infobox officeholder
 | state_delegate =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | district       =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number, start at 3-->

For Representative from states that have a Legislature, instead of state_house use:

Infobox officeholder
 | state_legislature =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | district          =  <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number, start at 3-->

If Representative served as Speaker of the State House add:

Infobox officeholder
 | speaker      =  <!--number of office holder-->
 | state_house  = 
 | term_start2  = 
 | term_end2    = 
 | predecessor2 = 
 | successor2   = 

U.S. Senators[edit source]

U.S. Senator[edit source]

Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox senator
 | honorific-prefix = 
 | name        = 
 | honorific-suffix = 
 | image       = 
 | image_size  = 
 | alt         = 
 | jr/sr       =  <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by appending 2, 3, etc-->  This code has been disabled per Template talk:Infobox officeholder.
 | state       =  <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by appending 2, 3, etc-->
 | term_start  =  <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by appending 2, 3, etc-->
 | term_end    =  <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by appending 2, 3, etc-->
 | predecessor =  <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by appending 2, 3, etc-->
 | successor   =  <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by appending 2, 3, etc-->

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Infobox officeholder
 | term_start  =
 | alongside   =  <!--the name of fellow senator-->

If Senator has just been elected and is a Senator-Elect:

Infobox officeholder
 | succeeding  =  <!--the name of the incumbent senator-->

If Senator served as Senate Majority Leader add:

Infobox officeholder
 | majorityleader3 =  <!--number of office holder-->
 | term_start3  =  <!--Can be repeated up to seven times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | term_end3    =  <!--Can be repeated up to seven times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | predecessor3 =  <!--Can be repeated up to seven times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | successor3   =  <!--Can be repeated up to seven times by adding a number, start at 3-->

If Senator served as Congressman add:

Infobox officeholder
 | state3       =  <!--Can be repeated up to seven times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | district3    =  <!--Can be repeated up to seven times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | term_start3  =  <!--Can be repeated up to seven times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | term_end3    =  <!--Can be repeated up to seven times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | predecessor3 =  <!--Can be repeated up to seven times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | successor3   =  <!--Can be repeated up to seven times by adding a number, start at 3-->

State Senator[edit source]

Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox state senator
 | honorific-prefix = 
 | name         = 
 | honorific-suffix = 
 | image        = 
 | alt          = 
 | state_senate =  <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by appending 2, 3, etc-->
 | district     =  <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by appending 2, 3, etc-->
 | term_start   =  <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by appending 2, 3, etc-->
 | term_end     =  <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by appending 2, 3, etc-->
 | predecessor  =  <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by appending 2, 3, etc-->
 | successor    =  <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by appending 2, 3, etc-->
 | prior_term   =

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If State Senator served as Majority Leader of the State Senate add:

Infobox officeholder
 | majority_leader3 =  <!--number of office holder-->
 | term_start3  =  <!--Can be repeated up to seven times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | term_end3    =  <!--Can be repeated up to seven times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | predecessor3 =  <!--Can be repeated up to seven times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | successor3   =  <!--Can be repeated up to seven times by adding a number, start at 3-->

If State Senator served as Minority Leader of the State Senate add:

Infobox officeholder
 | minority_leader3 =  <!--number of office holder-->
 | term_start3  =  <!--Can be repeated up to seven times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | term_end3    =  <!--Can be repeated up to seven times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | predecessor3 =  <!--Can be repeated up to seven times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | successor3   =  <!--Can be repeated up to seven times by adding a number, start at 3-->

If State Senator served as Majority Floor Leader of the State Senate add:

Infobox officeholder
 | majority_floor_leader3 =  <!--number of office holder-->
 | term_start3  =  <!--Can be repeated up to seven times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | term_end3    =  <!--Can be repeated up to seven times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | predecessor3 =  <!--Can be repeated up to seven times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | successor3   =  <!--Can be repeated up to seven times by adding a number, start at 3-->

If State Senator served as Minority Floor Leader of the State Senate add:

Infobox officeholder
 | minority_floor_leader3 =  <!--number of office holder-->
 | term_start3  =  <!--Can be repeated up to seven times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | term_end3    =  <!--Can be repeated up to seven times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | predecessor3 =  <!--Can be repeated up to seven times by adding a number, start at 3-->
 | successor3   =  <!--Can be repeated up to seven times by adding a number, start at 3-->

Personal data[edit source]

Place this underneath the template

Infobox officeholder
 | pronunciation   = 
 | birth_name      = 
 | birth_date      =  <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
 | birth_place     = 
 | death_date      =  <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
 | death_place     = 
 | resting_place   = 
 | resting_place_coordinates = 
 | citizenship     = 
 | nationality     = 
 | party           = 
 | otherparty      =  <!--For additional political affiliations-->
 | height          =  <!-- "X cm", "X m"  or "X ft Y in" plus optional reference (conversions are automatic) -->
 | spouse          = 
 | partner         =  <!--For those with a domestic partner and not married-->
 | relations       = 
 | children        = 
 | parents         =  <!-- overrides mother and father parameters -->
 | mother          =  <!-- may be used (optionally with father parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) -->
 | father          =  <!-- may be used (optionally with mother parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) -->
 | relatives       = 
 | residence       = 
 | education       = 
 | alma_mater      = 
 | occupation      = 
 | profession      = 
 | known_for       = 
 | cabinet         = 
 | committees      = 
 | portfolio       = 
 | religion        =  <!-- Do not insert religious denominations in this parameter by themselves; always enter the religion first -->
 | awards          =  <!-- For civilian awards - appears as "Awards" if |mawards= is not set -->
 | blank1          = 
 | data1           = 
 | blank2          = 
 | data2           = 
 | blank3          = 
 | data3           = 
 | blank4          = 
 | data4           = 
 | blank5          = 
 | data5           = 
 | signature       = 
 | signature_alt   = 
 | website         = 
<!--Military service-->
 | nickname        = 
 | allegiance      = 
 | branch          = 
 | serviceyears    = 
 | rank            = 
 | unit            = 
 | commands        = 
 | battles         = 
 | mawards         =  <!-- for military awards - appears as "Awards" if |awards= is not set -->
 | military_blank1 = 
 | military_data1  = 
 | military_blank2 = 
 | military_data2  = 
 | military_blank3 = 
 | military_data3  = 
 | military_blank4 = 
 | military_data4  = 
 | military_blank5 = 
 | military_data5  = 
<!--Embedded templates / Footnotes-->
 | module          = 
 | module2         = 
 | module3         = 
 | module4         = 
 | module5         = 
 | footnotes       = 
}}

Embedding other templates[edit source]

The module parameters (module, module2, ... module5) may used to embed other templates into this infobox (see Wikipedia:Infobox modules).

{{Infobox officeholder
 | name = 
 | <!-- etc. -->
 | module = 
  {{Infobox football biography | embed = yes
   | <!-- etc. -->
  }}
}}

Embedding within a different infobox[edit source]

Many officeholders are known for more than just their appointments (e.g., Clint Eastwood), and hence it may be desirable to merge this infobox with another one, like {{Infobox person}}. By adding "|embed=yes" to the first line of the infobox code, one can embed this infobox into another, creating the illusion of one continuous infobox. Though the process is a little complicated, it is possible to insert this infobox into most if not all other infoboxes. For {{Infobox person}}, this infobox is passed as a "module" using the |module= syntax.

{{Infobox person
 | name          = John Infobox
 | image         = Example.jpg
 | caption       = John Infobox in 2005
 | birth_name    = John Officeholder Person Infobox
 | birth_date    = {{Birth date|1950|5|5}}
 | birth_place   = Template City
 | death_date    = {{Death date and age|2010|10|10|1950|5|5}}
 | occupation    = Actor
 | years_active  = 1970–1990
 | module        = 
  {{Infobox officeholder | embed = yes
   | office        = Mayor of Wikipedia
   | term_start    = 1994
   | term_end      = 1998
 }}
 | website       = {{URL|example.com}}
}}