Template:Infobox politician/doc

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 Person 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.

Short usage

Use this version for most politician articles.

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

Full usage

{{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 =
}}

Examples

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

President — Barack Obama

Wikitext

{{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
}}

Rendered infobox

Barack Obama

Politician; lawyer

Born

4 August 1961

Birth place

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Nationality

American

Occupation

Politician; lawyer

Political party

Democratic Party

Office

44th President of the United States

Term began

20 January 2009

Term ended

20 January 2017

Predecessor

George W. Bush

Successor

Donald Trump

Education

Columbia University; Harvard Law School

Awards

Nobel Peace Prize

Spouse

Michelle Obama

Children

2

Chancellor — Angela Merkel

Wikitext

{{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
}}

Rendered infobox

Angela Merkel

Politician; physicist

Born

17 July 1954

Birth place

Hamburg, Germany

Nationality

German

Occupation

Politician; physicist

Political party

Christian Democratic Union of Germany

Office

Chancellor of Germany

Term began

22 November 2005

Term ended

8 December 2021

Predecessor

Gerhard Schröder

Successor

Olaf Scholz

Alma mater

Leipzig University

Spouse

Joachim Sauer

Political leader — Nelson Mandela

Wikitext

{{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
}}

Rendered infobox

Nelson Mandela

Politician; anti-apartheid leader

Birth name

Rolihlahla Mandela

Born

18 July 1918

Birth place

Mvezo, South Africa

Died

5 December 2013

Death place

Johannesburg, South Africa

Nationality

South African

Occupation

Politician; anti-apartheid leader

Political party

African National Congress

Office

President of South Africa

Term began

10 May 1994

Term ended

1999

Predecessor

F. W. de Klerk

Successor

Thabo Mbeki

Awards

Nobel Peace Prize

Spouse

Graça Machel

Usage notes

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

The general political profession is represented through hasOccupation and Occupation.

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

The office names are also exposed as jobTitle values.

Political party membership is represented through memberOf and Schema.org Organization.

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

WikiPartner's standard infobox for politicians, presidents, prime ministers, ministers, governors, legislators, mayors, party leaders, and other notable political figures.

Template parameters

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