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Infobox officeholder

The Infobox officeholder template is used to provide a quick, consistent summary of notable people who hold or have held a political or administrative office (such as mayors, ministers, or presidents). It is designed to be placed at the top-right corner of an article.

Usage

Copy and paste the following code into an article and fill in the fields as needed:

{{Infobox officeholder
| name          = 
| image         = 
| caption       = 
| office        = 
| term_start    = 
| term_end      = 
| predecessor   = 
| successor     = 
| nationality   = 
| party         = 
| residence     = 
| occupation    = 
}}

Parameters

name
The full name of the person.
image
File name of the person’s photo (without the File: prefix).
caption
A brief caption for the image.
office
The main political or administrative office held (e.g. "Mayor of Lusaka").
term_start
Date when the officeholder began their term.
term_end
Date when the term ended (leave blank if still serving).
predecessor
The person who held the office before.
successor
The person who took over after.
nationality
The nationality of the officeholder.
party
Political party affiliation (if applicable).
residence
Primary place of residence.
occupation
The person’s profession or occupation.

Example

{{Infobox officeholder
| name          = Chilando Chitangala
| image         = ChilandoChitangala.jpg
| caption       = Chitangala in 2023
| office        = Mayor of Lusaka
| term_start    = 12 August 2021
| predecessor   = Miles Sampa
| nationality   = Zambian
| party         = Patriotic Front
| residence     = Lusaka, Zambia
| occupation    = Politician
}}