Template:Infobox official post/doc

This template is intended to be used for a variety of official posts. It is not meant only for "political offices" per se, but can also be used for civil service, diplomatic, ecclesiastical, judicial, law enforcement, military and other posts of an official and permanent nature.

Note that the template is intended to be used on articles about the post, rather than the person holding it for the moment. For the infobox for use on articles about the actual person who is holding the office or held it in the past, see Template:Infobox officeholder.

Usage

{{{post}}} of {{{body}}} {{{native_name}}}
[[File:{{{insignia}}}|{{{insigniasize}}}]] {{{insigniacaption}}}
[[File:{{{flag}}}|{{{flagsize}}}]] {{{flagcaption}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{imagesize}}}|alt={{{alt}}}|border]] Incumbent {{{incumbent}}} since {{{incumbentsince}}}
{{{department}}}
Style	{{{style}}}
Type	{{{type}}}
Status	{{{status}}}
Member of	{{{member_of}}}
Reports to	{{{reports_to}}}
Residence	{{{residence}}}
Seat	{{{seat}}}
Nominator	{{{nominator}}}
Appointer	{{{appointer}}} {{{appointer_qualified}}}
Term length	{{{termlength}}} {{{termlength_qualified}}}
Constituting instrument	{{{constituting_instrument}}}
Precursor	{{{precursor}}}
Formation	{{{formation}}}
First holder	{{{first}}}
Final holder	{{{last}}}
Abolished	{{{abolished}}}
Succession	{{{succession}}}
Unofficial names	{{{unofficial_names}}}
Deputy	{{{deputy}}}
Salary	{{{salary}}}
Website	{{{website}}}

All parameters are optional, except for post. It is preferable to have wikilinks to persons, institutions and other items in the template wherever that is possible.

{{Infobox official post
| post                     = 
| body                     = 
| native_name              = 
| insignia                 = 
| insigniasize             = 
| insigniacaption          = 
| flag                     = 
| flagsize                 = 
| flagborder               = 
| flagcaption              = 
| image                    = 
| imagesize                = 
| alt                      = 
| imagecaption             =
| incumbent                = 
| acting                   = 
| incumbentsince           = 
| department               = 
| style                    = 
| type                     = 
| status                   = 
| abbreviation             = 
| member_of                = 
| reports_to               = 
| residence                = 
| seat                     = 
| nominator                = 
| appointer                = 
| appointer_qualified      = 
| termlength               = 
| termlength_qualified     = 
| constituting_instrument  = 
| precursor                = 
| formation                = 
| first                    = 
| last                     = 
| abolished                = 
| succession               = 
| unofficial_names         = 
| deputy                   = 
| salary                   = 
| website                  = 
}}

Parameters

{{Infobox official post
| post                     = <!-- Required. No wikilinks here. -->
| body                     = <!-- Optional. -->
| native_name              = <!-- Optional. -->
| flag                     = <!-- A flag, positional color, or command sign associated with this post, if any. 
                                 Just the image name, no "File:" or "Image:" coding. -->
| flagsize                 = <!-- Example "150px". 
                                 Default size is 120px. -->
| flagborder               = <!-- "yes" to add a border around the flag -->
| flagcaption              = <!-- Short description of the flag etcetera displayed above.-->
| insignia                 = <!-- An insignia; such as a coat of arms, logo, seal, or other symbol associated with this post, if any. 
                                 Just the image name, no "File:" or "Image:" coding. -->
| insigniasize             = <!-- Example, "150px". 
                                 Default size is 120px. -->
| insigniacaption          = <!-- Short description of the insignia displayed above.-->
| image                    = <!-- Portrait or other image of the current officeholder. 
                                 Just the image name, no "File:" or "Image:" coding. -->
| imagesize                = <!-- Example, "150px" -->
| alt                      = <!-- Optional -->
| imagecaption             = <!-- Optional; will be overwritten if 'incumbent' is used -->
| incumbent                = <!-- Name of the current officeholder -->
| acting = <!-- "y" or "yes" if incumbent is an acting officeholder -->
| incumbentsince = <!-- Date when current officeholder took office -->
| type                     = 
| status                   = 
| department               = <!-- The organizational entity this official either heads, or is otherwise part of. -->
| style                    = <!-- The recognized manner of address afforded this post. --> 
| member_of                = <!-- Permanent group that the post (not person) is a member of, 
                                 e.g. a cabinet, council, commission, board, junta, politburo etc. -->
| reports_to               = <!-- The immediate superior/supervisor for this post. 
                                 Does not have to be a single one, could be several.-->
| residence                = <!-- Name of official residence, if any. -->
| seat                     = <!-- Location where the office is located. 
                                 If the residence and the workplace are in separate locations, then fill in the workplace here.--> 
| nominator                = <!-- Name of the post/body (not an incumbent person) 
                                 who officially nominates a person to hold this post. -->
| appointer                = <!-- Name of the post/body (not an incumbent person) 
                                 who officially appoints a person to hold this post. -->
| appointer_qualified      = <!-- Space for a qualifying statement. -->
| termlength               = <!-- Optional. -->
| termlength_qualified     = <!-- Space for a qualifying statement. -->
| constituting_instrument  = <!-- The official document(s) which provide the formal legal basis for the post. -->
| precursor                = <!-- The immediate predecessor post(s), if any. -->
| formation                = <!-- Date when this post was created, or when the first officeholder took office. -->
| first                    = <!-- Name of the person who first held this post. --> 
| last                     = <!-- Optional. -->
| abolished                = <!-- Optional. -->
| succession               = <!-- Optional. -->
| abbreviation             = <!-- Official abbreviation -->
| unofficial_names         = <!-- Any unofficial/traditional names this post is known by. -->
| deputy                   = <!-- Name of other post(s) with authority to stand-in for this post.-->
| salary                   = <!-- Official paygrade, or actual amount received.-->
| website                  = <!-- Link to the official website, if any. --> 
}}

Examples

Example 1

President of the European Commission
Commission emblem (EU flag)
Incumbent José Manuel Barroso since 23 November 2004
Member of	European Commission
Seat	Berlaymont building, Brussels, Belgium
Nominator	European Council on the basis of the latest European elections
Appointer	European Parliament
Term length	Five years
Constituting instrument	Treaties of the European Union
Inaugural holder	Walter Hallstein
Formation	1 January 1958
Deputy	Vice-President of the European Commission
Salary	€24,422.80 per month
Website	ec.europa.eu/president

{{Infobox official post
| post                    = President
| body                    = the<br />European Commission
| flag                    = Flag of Europe.svg
| flagsize                = 100px
| flagcaption             = [[Flag of Europe|Commission emblem (EU flag)]]
| image                   = José Manuel Barroso MEDEF.jpg
| incumbent               = [[José Manuel Barroso]]
| incumbentsince          = 23 November 2004
| member_of               = [[European Commission]]
| seat                    = [[Berlaymont building]], [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]]
| nominator               = [[European Council]]<br /><small>on the basis of the latest [[Elections in the European Union|European elections]]</small>
| appointer               = [[European Parliament]]
| termlength              = Five years
| constituting_instrument = [[Treaties of the European Union]]
| formation               = 1 January 1958
| inaugural               = [[Walter Hallstein]]
| deputy                  = [[Vice-President of the European Commission]]
| salary                  = €24,422.80 per month
| website                 = [http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/president/index_en.htm ec.europa.eu/president]
}}

Example 2

Secretary of Defense of the United States of America
Seal of the Department of Defense
Flag of the Secretary of Defense
Incumbent Chuck Hagel since February 27, 2013
Department of Defense OSD
Style	Mister Secretary
Member of	Cabinet National Security Council
Reports to	The President
Seat	The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia
Appointer	The President with Senate advice and consent
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	Template:UnitedStatesCode Template:UnitedStatesCode
Precursor	Secretary of War and Secretary of the Navy
Inaugural holder	James Forrestal
Formation	September 19, 1947
Succession	Sixth in the presidential line of succession
Deputy	Deputy Secretary of Defense (principal deputy) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (military deputy)
Salary	Executive Schedule, level 1
Website	www.defense.gov

{{Infobox official post
| post                     = Secretary of Defense of the United States of America
| flag                     = Flag of the United States Secretary of Defense.svg
| flagsize                 = 120px
| flagcaption              = Flag of the Secretary of Defense
| insignia                 = United States Department of Defense Seal.svg
| insigniasize             = 110px
| insigniacaption          = Seal of the Department of Defense
| incumbentsince           = February 27, 2013
| image                    = Chuck Hagel Defense portrait.jpg
| imagesize                = 200px
| incumbent                = [[Chuck Hagel]]
| style                    = ''Mister Secretary''
| member_of                = [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet]]<br>[[United States National Security Council|National Security Council]]
| department               = [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]]<br>[[Office of the Secretary of Defense|OSD]]
| reports_to               = The [[President of the United States|President]]
| seat                     = [[The Pentagon]], [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington County]], [[Virginia]]
| appointer                = The [[President of the United States|President]]
| appointer_qualified      = with [[United States Senate|Senate]] [[advice and consent]]
| termlength               = No fixed term
| constituting_instrument  = {{UnitedStatesCode|10|113}}<br>{{UnitedStatesCode|50|401}}
| precursor                = [[United States Secretary of War|Secretary of War]]<br>and [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Secretary of the Navy]]
| formation                = September 19, 1947
| inaugural                = [[James Forrestal]]
| succession               = Sixth<br><small>in the [[United States presidential line of succession|presidential line of succession]]
| deputy                   = [[United States Deputy Secretary of Defense|Deputy Secretary of Defense]]<br><small>(principal deputy)</small><br>[[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]]<br><small>(military deputy)</small>
| salary                   = [[Executive Schedule|Executive Schedule, level 1]]
| website                  = [http://www.defense.gov/ www.defense.gov]
}}

Tracking category

• Category:Pages using infobox official post with footnotes title (0)

TemplateData

Infobox for official posts

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Post	post	Name of the post, do not include links Example President	String	required
Body	body	Name of the body which the post is for Example the European Commission	String	suggested
Native name	native_name	For non-English speaking countries, the native name of the post Example {{lang|zh-hans|中华人民共和国主席}}	Line	optional
Flag image	flag	A flag, positional color, or command sign associated with this post, if any	File	optional
Flag size	flagsize	Size of the flag Example 150px	String	optional
Flag border	flagborder	Set to yes or no Example yes	String	optional
Flag caption	flagcaption	A caption for the flag image	Content	optional
Insignia image	insignia	Official insignia of the post Example Seal of the United States Department of the Treasury.svg	File	optional
Insignia size	insigniasize	Size of the insignia image Example 150px	String	optional
Insignia caption	insigniacaption	Description of the official insignia of the post Example Seal of the Department of the Treasury	String	optional
Image	image	A picture of the incumbent of this post Example Steven Mnuchin official photo (cropped).jpg	File	suggested
Image size	imagesize	Size of the image, in px format Example 150px	String	optional
Alt text	alt	Alt text for image	String	optional
Image caption	imagecaption	Caption for image	String	optional
Incumbent	incumbent	The name of the person who currently holds this role Example [[Steven Mnuchin]]	Line	suggested
Acting	acting	Set to y or yes if the incumbent is acting Example yes	Unknown	optional
Incumbent since	incumbentsince	Date incumbent took office	String	optional
Type	type	no description	String	optional
Status	status	no description	String	optional
Department	department	Entity this official heads or is part of	String	optional
Style	style	Manner of address Example Mister Secretary	String	optional
Member of	member_of	Group that this post is a part of Example Cabinet	String	optional
Reports to	reports_to	Immediate superior of this post Example The President	String	optional
Residence	residence	Name of official residence	String	optional
Seat	seat	Location of office Example [[Washington, D.C.]]	String	optional
Nominator	nominator	Name of post or body, not incumbent	String	optional
Appointer	appointer	Name of the post or body that appoints this position, not the incumbent Example The [[President of the United States|President]]	String	optional
Appointer qualification	appointer_qualified	A qualification message displayed under the name of the appointing office or body Example with [[United States Senate|Senate]] [[advice and consent]]	Line	optional
Term length	termlength	the length of a term of this official post Example 4 years	String	optional
Term length qualification	termlength_qualified	A qualification message displayed under the length of terms Example No restriction on renewal	Line	optional
Constituting instrument	constituting_instrument	The official document(s) which provide the formal legal basis for the post	String	optional
Precursor	precursor	Immediate precursor post	String	optional
Date of formation	formation	Date of the creation of the post or the first officeholder taking office	String	optional
First holder	first	The first person to hold this post	String	optional
Last holder	last	The last person to hold this post	String	optional
Abolished	abolished	Date abolished	String	optional
Succession	succession	Rank of succession of this office Example [[United States presidential line of succession|Fifth]]<ref>https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/3/19</ref>	String	optional
Official abbreviation	abbreviation	no description	String	optional
Unofficial names	unofficial_names	no description	String	optional
Deputy	deputy	Wikilink to the office of this position's deputy Example [[Vice President of the People's Republic of China|Vice President]]	String	optional
Salary	salary	The salary of this office Example [[Executive Schedule|Executive Schedule, level I]]<ref>{{UnitedStatesCode|5|5312}}</ref>	Content	optional
Website	website	no description	URL	optional