Template:Infobox officeholder

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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
}}

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Usage

This template is used to present a standardized infobox for political offices such as mayoralties, ministerial posts, or other government leadership roles.

Example

{{Infobox political post
| post                   = Mayor of Lusaka
| body                   = Lusaka City Council
| insignia               = Seal of Lusaka City Council.png
| insigniasize           = 120px
| insigniacaption        = Seal of Lusaka City Council
| incumbent              = Chilando Chitangala
| incumbentsince         = 2021
| style                  = The Honourable
| status                 = Political Head of Lusaka City Council
| member_of              = Lusaka City Council
| seat                   = Lusaka City Council Chambers, Lusaka
| appointer              = Direct popular vote
| termlength             = 4 years
| constituting_instrument= Local Government Act of Zambia
| formation              = 1935
| first_holder           = (First Mayor, 1935)
| deputy                 = Deputy Mayor of Lusaka
| salary                 = Monthly salary and allowances
| website                = https://www.lcc.gov.zm
| department             = Political Wing
| reports_to             = Lusaka City Council
}}