Template:Officeholder table/doc

The following templates, {{Officeholder table start}}, {{Officeholder table}} and {{Officeholder table end}} can be used to create a uniform lists in a table format across different types of executives (e.g. politicians, military officers, government officials and others).

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Parameters

Officeholder table start

Parameter	Description	Example	Default value
showorder = y	Creates a column for numbering the persons who is displayed in the list.		not displayed
showseat = y	Creates a column for seat numbers. This parameter can be used in the lists of members of legislative Assemblies.		not displayed
showimage = y	Creates a column for portrait photos.		not displayed
image_title	Headline for image. It is used with the parameter showimage = y.	Portrait	empty
officeholder_title	Title of the position of the list relates to.	Minister of Finance	Name
showtitle = y	Creates the column title. It can be used in lists where different officeholders had different titles.		not displayed
showtermstart = n	Hides the column for the start of the term of service.		displayed
showtermend = n	Hides the column for the end of the term of service.		displayed
showtimeinoffice = y	Creates the column time in office.		not displayed
showparty = n	Hides the column for political party.		displayed
showotherparty = y	Displays a column for alternative party.		not displayed
otherparty_title	Title for the column alternative party. It is used with the parameter showotherparty = y.		not displayed
showelection = y	Creates column for elections. It can be used in lists of officeholders that are elected to the position.		not displayed
election_title	Headline for election. It is used with the parameter showelection = y.	Presidential election	Election
showconstituency = y	Creates the column constituency. It can be used in the lists of members of legislative Assemblies.		not displayed
showdefencebranch = y	Creates a column for military branches. It can be used in lists of military officers.		not displayed
showpreviousoffice = y	Creates a column for the previous office of the listed person.		not displayed
defence_branch_title = y	Headline for the column military branch. It is used with the parameter showdefencebranch = y.	Defence branch	Defence branch
showaltofficeholder = y	Creates a column for alternative officeholders (e.g. head of government or deputy).		not displayed
alt_officeholder_title	Headline for the column alternative officeholder. It is used with the parameter showaltofficeholder = y.	Vice President
showcoalition = y	Creates a column for the parties in a coalition government. It can be used in lists of heads of government.		not displayed
showcabinet = y	Creates a column for cabinets.		not displayed
party_col = 1	Number of columns under "Party" heading. Set party_col = 1 if there is no party color column there		2
showref = y	Creates a column for citing sources.		not displayed

Usage

The template {{Officeholder table start}} create table headers and is added into the top of the table. Then put in a {{Officeholder table}} for each new officeholders in chronological order, with the first one in the top. The template {{Officeholder table end}} completes the table and are placed at the bottom of the table.

{{Officeholder table start | showorder = | showseat = | showimage = | officeholder_title = | showtitle = | showtermstart = | showtermend = | showparty = | showotherparty = | otherparty_title = | showelection = | election_title = | showconstituency = | showtermlenght = | showdefencebranch = | defence_branch_title = | showpreviousoffice = | showaltofficeholder = | alt_officeholder_title = | showcabinet = | cabinet_title = | showref = }} {{Officeholder table | order = | seat = | image = |bSize = |cWidth = |cHeight = |oTop = |oLeft = | military_rank = | officeholder = | officeholder_sort = | officeholder_altname = | officeholder_note = | acting = y | born_year = | died_year = | substitute = | title = | term_start = | term_end = | timeinoffice = | died = y | party = | party_entry = | party_exit = | party_note = | party2 = | party2_entry = | party2_exit = | party2_note = | party3 = | party3_entry = | party3_exit = | party3_note = | party4 = | party4_entry = | party4_exit = | party4_note = | party5 = | party5_entry = | party5_exit = | party5_note = | otherparty = | otherparty_entry = | otherparty_exit = | otherparty_note = | otherparty2 = | otherparty2_entry = | otherparty2_exit = | otherparty2_note = | otherparty3 = | otherparty3_entry = | otherparty3_exit = | otherparty3_note = | otherparty4 = | otherparty4_entry = | otherparty4_exit = | otherparty4_note = | otherparty5 = | otherparty5_entry = | otherparty5_exit = | otherparty5_note = | election = | election2 = | election3 = | election4 = | election5 = | constituency = | defence_branch = | previous_office = | alt_officeholder = | alt_officeholder_sort = | alt_officeholder_party = | alt_officeholder_term_start = | alt_officeholder_term_end = | alt_officeholder2 = | alt_officeholder2_party = | alt_officeholder2_term_start = | alt_officeholder2_term_end = | alt_officeholder3 = | alt_officeholder3_party = | alt_officeholder3_term_start = | alt_officeholder3_term_end = | alt_officeholder4 = | alt_officeholder4_party = | alt_officeholder4_term_start = | alt_officeholder4_term_end = | alt_officeholder5 = | alt_officeholder5_party = | alt_officeholder5_term_start = | alt_officeholder5_term_end = | coalition = | coalition_term_start = | coalition_term_end = | coalition2 = | coalition2_term_start = | coalition2_term_end = | coalition3 = | coalition3_term_start = | coalition3_term_end = | coalition4 = | coalition4_term_start = | coalition4_term_end = | coalition5 = | coalition5_term_start = | coalition5_term_end = | cabinet = | cabinet_term_start = | cabinet_term_end = | cabinet2 = | cabinet2_term_start = | cabinet2_term_end = | cabinet3 = | cabinet3_term_start = | cabinet3_term_end = | cabinet4 = | cabinet4_term_start = | cabinet4_term_end = | cabinet5 = | cabinet5_term_start = | cabinet5_term_end = | ref = }} {{Officeholder table end}}

Examples

Political lists

Minister

The following example show a people, who has served as the Minister of Justice of Sweden. One shows a how the regular table looks like, while the other shows how it looks like when the person served as an acting minister.

{{Officeholder table start
| showorder                     = y
| showimage                     = y
| showtermlenght                = y
| showaltofficeholder           = y
| alt_officeholder_title        = [[Prime Minister of Sweden|Prime Minister]]
| officeholder_title            = Minister of Justice
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order                         = –
| officeholder                  = [[Anna-Greta Leijon]]
| image                         = Anna-Greta Leijon.JPG
| officeholder_sort             = Leijon, Anna-Greta
| born_year                     = 1939
| term_start                    = {{Start date|1983|11|11}}
| term_end                      = {{Start date|1983|11|15}}
| timeinoffice                  = {{Age in years and days|1983|11|10|1983|11|15}}
| party                         = Swedish Social Democratic Party
| alt_officeholder              = [[Olof Palme]]
| alt_officeholder_sort         = Palme, Olof
| alt_officeholder_party        = Swedish Social Democratic Party
| acting                        = y
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order                         = 39
| officeholder                  = [[Beatrice Ask]]
| image                         = Beatrice Ask 1c310 7102.jpg|bSize = 100|cWidth = 100|cHeight = 125|oTop = 7|oLeft = 0
| officeholder_sort             = Ask, Beatrice
| born_year                     = 1956
| term_start                    = {{Start date|2006|10|6}}
| term_end                      = {{Start date|2014|10|3}}
| timeinoffice                  = {{Age in years and days|2006|10|6|2014|10|3}}
| party                         = Moderate Party
| alt_officeholder              = [[Fredrik Reinfeldt]]
| alt_officeholder_sort         = Reinfeldt, Fredrik
| alt_officeholder_party        = Moderate Party
}}
{{Officeholder table end}}

No.	Portrait	Minister of Justice	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		Prime Minister
–		Leijon, Anna-GretaAnna-Greta Leijon (born 1939) Acting	November 11, 1983 (1983-11-11)	November 15, 1983 (1983-11-15)	5 days		Social Democrats	Palme, OlofOlof Palme (S/SAP)
39		Ask, BeatriceBeatrice Ask (born 1956)	October 6, 2006 (2006-10-06)	October 3, 2014 (2014-10-03)	7 years, 362 days		Moderate	Reinfeldt, FredrikFredrik Reinfeldt (M)

Prime Minister

An other example of a political list is the use of the template {{Officeholder table coalition}}, and the parameter order2 = y with political party. The following list show persons, who has served as Prime Minister of Denmark.

{{Officeholder table start
| showorder                        = y
| showimage                        = y
| officeholder_title               = Prime Minister
| showtermlenght                   = y
| showelection                     = y
| showcoalition                    = y
| showcabinet                      = y
| party_col                        = 1
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2                           = 40
| image                            = Lars Løkke Rasmussen - 2009.jpg
| officeholder                     = [[Lars Løkke Rasmussen]]
| officeholder_sort                = Rasmussen, Lars Løkke
| born_year                        = 1964
| term_start                       = 5 April 2009
| term_end                         = 3 October 2011
| timeinoffice                     = {{age in years and days|2009|4|5|2011|10|3}}
| alt_party                        = Venstre (Denmark)
| election                         = —
| cabinet                          = [[Lars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet|L.L. Rasmussen]]
| coalition                        = {{Officeholder table coalition
  | party    = Venstre (Denmark)
  | party2   = Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
  }}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2                           = 41
| image                            = Helle Thorning-Schmidt portrait.jpg
| officeholder                     = [[Helle Thorning-Schmidt]]
| officeholder_sort                = Thorning-Schmidt, Helle
| born_year                        = 1966
| term_start                       = 3 October 2011
| timeinoffice                     = {{age in years and days|2011|10|3}}
| alt_party                        = Social Democrats (Denmark)
| election                         = [[Danish general election, 2011|2011]]
| cabinet                          = [[Helle Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet|Thorning-Schmidt I]]
| coalition                        = {{Officeholder table coalition
  | party    = Social Democrats (Denmark)
  | party2   = Danish Social Liberal Party
  | party3   = Socialist People's Party (Denmark)
  }}
| coalition_term_start             = 2011
| coalition_term_end               = 2014
| cabinet2                         = [[Helle Thorning-Schmidt II Cabinet|Thorning-Schmidt II]]
| coalition2                       = {{Officeholder table coalition
  | party    = Social Democrats (Denmark)
  | party2   = Danish Social Liberal Party
  }}
| coalition2_term_start            = 2014
}}
{{Officeholder table end}}

No.	Portrait	Prime Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Election	Coalition	Cabinet
40		Rasmussen, Lars LøkkeLars Løkke Rasmussen (born 1964)	5 April 2009	3 October 2011	2 years, 181 days	Venstre	—	V–Conservatives	L.L. Rasmussen I
41		Thorning-Schmidt, HelleHelle Thorning-Schmidt (born 1966)	3 October 2011	28 June 2015	3 years, 268 days	Social Democrats	2011	Social Democrats–Social Liberals–SF (2011 – 2014) Social Democrats–Social Liberals (since 2014)	Thorning-Schmidt I Thorning-Schmidt II

Supporting template

• {{Greater color contrast ratio}}

See also

• {{Cabinet table minister}}