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'''Infobox politician''' is WikiPartner's standard infobox for politicians, presidents, prime ministers, ministers, governors, legislators, mayors, political party leaders, and other notable people whose public career is mainly political.

All parameters are optional. Add only information supported by reliable sources. Empty fields are automatically hidden.

The template supports up to three major political offices.

Adding this template to an article also generates WikiPartner <code>Person</code> structured data. Political work is represented as an occupation, political offices can include dated roles, and political party membership is represented as organization membership. Editors do not need to create schema markup manually.
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== Short usage ==

Use this version for most politician articles.

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{{Infobox politician
| name =
| image =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| nationality =
| political_party =
| office =
| term_start =
| term_end =
| predecessor =
| successor =
| website =
}}
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== Full usage ==

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{{Infobox politician
| name =
| native_name =
| other_name =
| birth_name =

| image =
| image_alt =
| caption =

| birth_date =
| birth_date_iso =
| birth_place =

| death_date =
| death_date_iso =
| death_place =

| nationality =
| citizenship =

| occupation =
| profession =

| political_party =
| other_party =

| office =
| term_start =
| term_start_iso =
| term_end =
| term_end_iso =
| predecessor =
| successor =

| office2 =
| term_start2 =
| term_start2_iso =
| term_end2 =
| term_end2_iso =
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =

| office3 =
| term_start3 =
| term_start3_iso =
| term_end3 =
| term_end3_iso =
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 =

| constituency =
| elected =
| appointed_by =
| cabinet =
| committees =

| education =
| alma_mater =

| awards =

| spouse =
| partner =
| children =
| relatives =

| website =
}}
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== Examples ==

Portrait images are not included so the documentation does not depend on particular uploaded photographs.

=== President — Barack Obama ===

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'''Wikitext'''

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{{Infobox politician
| name = Barack Obama
| birth_date = 4 August 1961
| birth_date_iso = 1961-08-04
| birth_place = Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
| nationality = American
| occupation = Politician; lawyer
| political_party = Democratic Party
| office = 44th President of the United States
| term_start = 20 January 2009
| term_start_iso = 2009-01-20
| term_end = 20 January 2017
| term_end_iso = 2017-01-20
| predecessor = George W. Bush
| successor = Donald Trump
| education = Columbia University; Harvard Law School
| spouse = Michelle Obama
| children = 2
| awards = Nobel Peace Prize
}}
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'''Rendered infobox'''

{{Infobox politician
| name = Barack Obama
| birth_date = 4 August 1961
| birth_date_iso = 1961-08-04
| birth_place = Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
| nationality = American
| occupation = Politician; lawyer
| political_party = Democratic Party
| office = 44th President of the United States
| term_start = 20 January 2009
| term_start_iso = 2009-01-20
| term_end = 20 January 2017
| term_end_iso = 2017-01-20
| predecessor = George W. Bush
| successor = Donald Trump
| education = Columbia University; Harvard Law School
| spouse = Michelle Obama
| children = 2
| awards = Nobel Peace Prize
}}

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=== Chancellor — Angela Merkel ===

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'''Wikitext'''

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{{Infobox politician
| name = Angela Merkel
| birth_date = 17 July 1954
| birth_date_iso = 1954-07-17
| birth_place = Hamburg, Germany
| nationality = German
| occupation = Politician; physicist
| political_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| office = Chancellor of Germany
| term_start = 22 November 2005
| term_start_iso = 2005-11-22
| term_end = 8 December 2021
| term_end_iso = 2021-12-08
| predecessor = Gerhard Schröder
| successor = Olaf Scholz
| alma_mater = Leipzig University
| spouse = Joachim Sauer
}}
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'''Rendered infobox'''

{{Infobox politician
| name = Angela Merkel
| birth_date = 17 July 1954
| birth_date_iso = 1954-07-17
| birth_place = Hamburg, Germany
| nationality = German
| occupation = Politician; physicist
| political_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| office = Chancellor of Germany
| term_start = 22 November 2005
| term_start_iso = 2005-11-22
| term_end = 8 December 2021
| term_end_iso = 2021-12-08
| predecessor = Gerhard Schröder
| successor = Olaf Scholz
| alma_mater = Leipzig University
| spouse = Joachim Sauer
}}

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=== Political leader — Nelson Mandela ===

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'''Wikitext'''

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{{Infobox politician
| name = Nelson Mandela
| birth_name = Rolihlahla Mandela
| birth_date = 18 July 1918
| birth_date_iso = 1918-07-18
| birth_place = Mvezo, South Africa
| death_date = 5 December 2013
| death_date_iso = 2013-12-05
| death_place = Johannesburg, South Africa
| nationality = South African
| occupation = Politician; anti-apartheid leader
| political_party = African National Congress
| office = President of South Africa
| term_start = 10 May 1994
| term_start_iso = 1994-05-10
| term_end = 1999
| term_end_iso = 1999
| predecessor = F. W. de Klerk
| successor = Thabo Mbeki
| awards = Nobel Peace Prize
| spouse = Graça Machel
}}
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'''Rendered infobox'''

{{Infobox politician
| name = Nelson Mandela
| birth_name = Rolihlahla Mandela
| birth_date = 18 July 1918
| birth_date_iso = 1918-07-18
| birth_place = Mvezo, South Africa
| death_date = 5 December 2013
| death_date_iso = 2013-12-05
| death_place = Johannesburg, South Africa
| nationality = South African
| occupation = Politician; anti-apartheid leader
| political_party = African National Congress
| office = President of South Africa
| term_start = 10 May 1994
| term_start_iso = 1994-05-10
| term_end = 1999
| term_end_iso = 1999
| predecessor = F. W. de Klerk
| successor = Thabo Mbeki
| awards = Nobel Peace Prize
| spouse = Graça Machel
}}

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== Usage notes ==

* Use <code>name</code> for the politician's commonly recognized name.
* Use <code>native_name</code> when the person's name in another writing system is useful.
* Use <code>other_name</code> for another widely recognized name.
* <code>other_names</code> is accepted as an alias.
* Use <code>birth_name</code> only when different from the commonly used name.
* Use <code>image</code> for the portrait filename only.
* Do not include <code>[[File:...]]</code>.
* <code>alt</code> is accepted as an alias for <code>image_alt</code>.
* Use only properly licensed images.
* Use <code>birth_date</code> and <code>death_date</code> for dates shown to readers.
* Use <code>birth_date_iso</code> and <code>death_date_iso</code> for structured data.
* Accepted ISO values are <code>YYYY</code>, <code>YYYY-MM</code>, and <code>YYYY-MM-DD</code>.
* <code>occupation</code> defaults to <code>Politician</code>.
* Use <code>profession</code> for an important non-political professional background such as lawyer, physician, economist, teacher, or engineer.
* Use <code>political_party</code> for the principal or current political party.
* <code>party</code> is accepted as an alias for <code>political_party</code>.
* Use <code>other_party</code> for important former or additional party membership.
* Do not place informal political movements in the party field unless they are actual organizations.
* Use <code>office</code> for the person's most important, current, or most recent major office.
* Use <code>office2</code> and <code>office3</code> for additional major offices.
* Do not list every minor position a politician has ever held.
* Use <code>term_start</code> and <code>term_end</code> for human-readable term dates.
* Use the matching ISO fields for structured data.
* If a politician is still serving, <code>term_end</code> may contain <code>Incumbent</code>. Leave <code>term_end_iso</code> empty.
* Use <code>predecessor</code> and <code>successor</code> only when the office has a clear succession.
* The numbered predecessor and successor fields correspond to <code>office2</code> and <code>office3</code>.
* Use <code>constituency</code> for an electoral constituency, district, riding, or seat when useful.
* Use <code>elected</code> for an important election date or election information.
* Use <code>appointed_by</code> when the office is appointed rather than directly elected.
* Use <code>cabinet</code> for an important cabinet membership when relevant.
* Use <code>committees</code> only for major legislative or governmental committees.
* Use <code>education</code> for relevant educational background.
* Use <code>alma_mater</code> for educational institutions attended or graduated from.
* Use <code>awards</code> only for major awards and honors.
* Use family fields only when appropriate for a biographical article and supported by reliable sources.
* Use <code>website</code> only for an official personal, political, parliamentary, presidential, or professional website directly associated with the person.
* <code>url</code> is accepted as an alias for <code>website</code>.
* Do not add polling numbers, approval ratings, campaign promises, election predictions, allegations, controversies, or temporary political claims to the infobox.
* Do not describe a person as holding an office after their term has ended.
* Do not guess party membership, dates, offices, constituency information, predecessors, successors, or family information.
* Important claims should be supported by reliable sources.

== Structured data ==

WikiPartner represents a politician as Schema.org <code>Person</code>.

The general political profession is represented through <code>hasOccupation</code> and <code>Occupation</code>.

Political offices are also represented through <code>hasOccupation</code>. When ISO term dates are supplied, WikiPartner uses Schema.org <code>Role</code> so an office can carry a <code>startDate</code> and <code>endDate</code>.

The office names are also exposed as <code>jobTitle</code> values.

Political party membership is represented through <code>memberOf</code> and Schema.org <code>Organization</code>.

Fields such as predecessor, successor, constituency, cabinet, committees, election information, and appointed-by information remain visible encyclopedic information rather than being forced into unrelated structured-data properties.

== TemplateData ==

<templatedata>
{
"description": "WikiPartner's standard infobox for politicians, presidents, prime ministers, ministers, governors, legislators, mayors, party leaders, and other notable political figures.",
"params": {
"name": {
"label": "Name",
"description": "Commonly recognized name of the politician.",
"type": "string"
},
"native_name": {
"label": "Native name",
"description": "Name in the person's native language or writing system.",
"type": "string"
},
"other_name": {
"label": "Other names",
"description": "Other widely recognized names.",
"type": "string",
"aliases": ["other_names"]
},
"birth_name": {
"label": "Birth name",
"description": "Name at birth when different from the commonly used name.",
"type": "string"
},
"image": {
"label": "Image",
"description": "Main portrait filename without File markup.",
"type": "wiki-file-name"
},
"image_alt": {
"label": "Image alternative text",
"description": "Short alternative text describing the portrait.",
"type": "string",
"aliases": ["alt"]
},
"caption": {
"label": "Image caption",
"description": "Short caption displayed below the portrait.",
"type": "string"
},
"birth_date": {
"label": "Birth date",
"description": "Human-readable birth date.",
"type": "string"
},
"birth_date_iso": {
"label": "Birth date ISO",
"description": "Machine-readable birth date in YYYY, YYYY-MM, or YYYY-MM-DD format.",
"type": "string"
},
"birth_place": {
"label": "Birth place",
"description": "Place where the politician was born.",
"type": "string"
},
"death_date": {
"label": "Death date",
"description": "Human-readable death date when applicable.",
"type": "string"
},
"death_date_iso": {
"label": "Death date ISO",
"description": "Machine-readable death date in YYYY, YYYY-MM, or YYYY-MM-DD format.",
"type": "string"
},
"death_place": {
"label": "Death place",
"description": "Place where the politician died when applicable.",
"type": "string"
},
"nationality": {
"label": "Nationality",
"description": "Nationality when relevant and reliably documented.",
"type": "string"
},
"citizenship": {
"label": "Citizenship",
"description": "Citizenship when relevant and reliably documented.",
"type": "string"
},
"occupation": {
"label": "Occupation",
"description": "Professional occupation or occupations. Defaults to Politician.",
"type": "string",
"default": "Politician"
},
"profession": {
"label": "Profession",
"description": "Important non-political professional background.",
"type": "string"
},
"political_party": {
"label": "Political party",
"description": "Principal or current political party.",
"type": "string",
"aliases": ["party"]
},
"other_party": {
"label": "Other party",
"description": "Important former or additional political party membership.",
"type": "string"
},
"office": {
"label": "Office",
"description": "Principal, current, or most notable political office.",
"type": "string"
},
"term_start": {
"label": "Term start",
"description": "Human-readable start date of the principal office.",
"type": "string"
},
"term_start_iso": {
"label": "Term start ISO",
"description": "Machine-readable start date for the principal office.",
"type": "string"
},
"term_end": {
"label": "Term end",
"description": "Human-readable end date or Incumbent for the principal office.",
"type": "string"
},
"term_end_iso": {
"label": "Term end ISO",
"description": "Machine-readable end date for a completed principal term.",
"type": "string"
},
"predecessor": {
"label": "Predecessor",
"description": "Person who previously held the principal office.",
"type": "string"
},
"successor": {
"label": "Successor",
"description": "Person who succeeded the subject in the principal office.",
"type": "string"
},
"office2": {
"label": "Office 2",
"description": "Second major political office.",
"type": "string"
},
"term_start2": {
"label": "Office 2 term start",
"description": "Human-readable start date of the second office.",
"type": "string"
},
"term_start2_iso": {
"label": "Office 2 term start ISO",
"description": "Machine-readable start date of the second office.",
"type": "string"
},
"term_end2": {
"label": "Office 2 term end",
"description": "Human-readable end date of the second office.",
"type": "string"
},
"term_end2_iso": {
"label": "Office 2 term end ISO",
"description": "Machine-readable end date of the second office.",
"type": "string"
},
"predecessor2": {
"label": "Office 2 predecessor",
"description": "Predecessor in the second office.",
"type": "string"
},
"successor2": {
"label": "Office 2 successor",
"description": "Successor in the second office.",
"type": "string"
},
"office3": {
"label": "Office 3",
"description": "Third major political office.",
"type": "string"
},
"term_start3": {
"label": "Office 3 term start",
"description": "Human-readable start date of the third office.",
"type": "string"
},
"term_start3_iso": {
"label": "Office 3 term start ISO",
"description": "Machine-readable start date of the third office.",
"type": "string"
},
"term_end3": {
"label": "Office 3 term end",
"description": "Human-readable end date of the third office.",
"type": "string"
},
"term_end3_iso": {
"label": "Office 3 term end ISO",
"description": "Machine-readable end date of the third office.",
"type": "string"
},
"predecessor3": {
"label": "Office 3 predecessor",
"description": "Predecessor in the third office.",
"type": "string"
},
"successor3": {
"label": "Office 3 successor",
"description": "Successor in the third office.",
"type": "string"
},
"constituency": {
"label": "Constituency",
"description": "Electoral constituency, district, riding, or seat.",
"type": "string"
},
"elected": {
"label": "Elected",
"description": "Important election date or election information.",
"type": "string"
},
"appointed_by": {
"label": "Appointed by",
"description": "Person or body responsible for appointment when relevant.",
"type": "string"
},
"cabinet": {
"label": "Cabinet",
"description": "Important cabinet membership.",
"type": "string"
},
"committees": {
"label": "Committees",
"description": "Major legislative or governmental committees.",
"type": "string"
},
"education": {
"label": "Education",
"description": "Relevant educational background.",
"type": "string"
},
"alma_mater": {
"label": "Alma mater",
"description": "Educational institutions attended or graduated from.",
"type": "string"
},
"awards": {
"label": "Awards",
"description": "Major awards and honors received by the politician.",
"type": "string"
},
"spouse": {
"label": "Spouse",
"description": "Spouse when appropriate and reliably documented.",
"type": "string"
},
"partner": {
"label": "Partner",
"description": "Long-term partner when appropriate and reliably documented.",
"type": "string"
},
"children": {
"label": "Children",
"description": "Children when appropriate and reliably documented.",
"type": "string"
},
"relatives": {
"label": "Relatives",
"description": "Notable relatives when relevant.",
"type": "string"
},
"website": {
"label": "Website",
"description": "Official personal, political, parliamentary, presidential, or professional website.",
"type": "url",
"aliases": ["url"]
}
}
}
</templatedata>

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