Template:Infobox government agency

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{{Infobox government agency}} is an infobox template for use in articles on government agencies.

Syntax

{{Infobox government agency
|agency_name   = 
|type          = 
|logo          = 
|logo_width    = 
|logo_caption  = 
|seal          = 
|seal_width    = 
|seal_caption  = 
|picture       = 
|picture_width = 
|picture_caption = 
|formed        = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
|preceding1    = 
|preceding2    = 
<!-- (etc.) -->
|dissolved     = 
|superseding   = 
|jurisdiction  = 
|headquarters  = 
|employees     = 
|budget        = 
|minister1_name  = 
|minister1_pfo   = 
|minister2_name  = 
|minister2_pfo   = 
<!-- (etc.) -->
|chief1_name     = 
|chief1_position = 
|chief2_name     = 
|chief2_position = 
<!-- (etc.) -->
|agency_type   =
|parent_department = 
|parent_agency = 
|child1_agency = 
|child2_agency = 
<!-- (etc.) -->
|keydocument1=
<!-- (etc.) -->
|website       =  <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
|footnotes     = 
|map       = 
|map_width = 
|map_caption = 
}}

Parameters

All parameters except the agency name are optional.

Field Name	Required	Description	Values
agency_name	yes	Name of the agency	Text
type	no	Type of agency (defaults to "agency")	Text
logo	no	Logo for the agency	filename
logo_width	no	Image width for the agency logo (limited to 180 px maximum)	Numbers
logo_caption	no	Caption for the agency logo	Text
seal	no	Seal for the agency	filename
seal_width	no	Image width for the agency seal (limited to 180 px maximum)	Numbers
seal_caption	no	Caption for the agency seal	Text
picture	no	Image for the agency	filename
picture_width	no	Image width for the agency image (limited to 180 px maximum)	Numbers
picture_caption	no	Caption for the agency image	Text
formed	no	Date of foundation of the agency	Use {{Start date}}
preceding1	no	Name of preceding agency. Can be repeated up to six times (preceding1 to preceding6). Note: Title of box will automatically pluralise upon use of preceding2.	Text
dissolved	no	Date of dissolution of the agency	Text eg; 25 July 2005, or 1876
superseding	no	Name of superseding agency	Text
jurisdiction	no	Name of the jurisdiction in which the agency resides	Text eg; [[Government of Western Australia]] or [[United States Government]]
headquarters	no	Location of the agency's headquarters.	Text eg; [[Sydney, New South Wales]], [[Australia]]
employees	no	Number of employees of the agency	Number
budget	no	Annual budget of the agency	Text eg; $95 m [[USD]] (2006)
minister1_name	no	For westminster systems: Name of current minister responsible for the agency. Can be repeated up to four times (minister1_name to minister4_name). Note: Title of box will automatically pluralise upon use of minister2_name.	Text
minister1_pfo	no	For westminster systems: Portfolio title of responsible minister. Can be repeated up to four times (minister1_pfo to minister4_pfo).	Text
chief1_name	no	Name of current agency chief/director/executive director. Can be repeated up to four times (chief1_name to chief4_name). Note: Title of box will automatically pluralise upon use of chief2_name.	Text
chief1_position	no	Position title of current agency chief/director/executive director. Can be repeated up to four times (chief1_position to chief4_position).	Text
agency_type	no	Type of agency	Text
parent_department	no	Parent department of this agency (when the parent is not an agency)	Text
parent_agency	no	Parent agency of this agency (when the parent is also an agency)	Text
child1_agency	no	List of current child agencies reporting to this agency. Can be repeated up to six times (child1_agency to child6_agency). Note: Title of box will automatically pluralise upon use of child2_agency.	Text
keydocument1	no	Hyperlink of key document for organisation. Can be repeated up to six times (keydocument1 to keydocument6). Note: Title of box will automatically pluralise upon use of keydocument2.	Text
website	no	Web address for agency website	Use {{URL}}
footnotes	no	Footnotes or references for included information	Text
map	no	Image for the map	filename
map_width	no	Image width for the map (limited to 180 px maximum)	Numbers
map_caption	no	Caption for the map	Text

Examples

United States Department of Agriculture
File:US-DeptOfAgriculture-Seal2.svg
Seal of the Department of Agriculture
File:USDA logo.svg
Logo of the USDA
Agency Overview
Formed	February 15, 1889 (1889-02-15)
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Headquarters	1301 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C.
Employees	105,778 (June 2007)
Annual budget	$94 billion USD (2006)
Agency Executives	Mike Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Conner, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
Child agency	Several
Website
usda.gov

For the United States Department of Agriculture:

{{Infobox government agency
|agency_name   = United States Department of Agriculture
|logo          = USDA logo.svg
|logo_width    = 140 px
|logo_caption  = Logo of the USDA
|seal          = US-DeptOfAgriculture-Seal2.svg
|seal_width    = 140 px
|seal_caption  = Seal of the Department of Agriculture
|formed        = {{Start date|1889|02|15}}
|preceding1    = 
|dissolved     = 
|superseding   = 
|jurisdiction  = [[Federal government of the United States]]
|headquarters  = 1301 [[Independence Avenue (Washington D.C.)|Independence Avenue]], S.W., [[Washington, D.C.]]
|employees     = 105,778 (June 2007)
|budget        = $94 billion [[USD]] (2006)
|minister1_name  = 
|minister1_pfo   = 
|minister2_name  = 
|minister2_pfo   = 
|chief1_name     = [[Mike Johanns]]
|chief1_position = [[United States Secretary of Agriculture|Secretary of Agriculture]]
|chief2_name     = [[Charles F. Conner]]
|chief2_position = Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
|parent_department =
|parent_agency = 
|child1_agency = Several
|website       = {{URL|usda.gov}}
|footnotes     = 
|map       = 
|map_width = 
|map_caption = 
}}

See also

For sub-entities of governmental agencies (centers, laboratories, bases, etc.), consider using:

• For laboratories or research institutions, see also {{Infobox laboratory}}
• For institutes, please use {{Infobox Institute}}.
• For organizations, see also {{Infobox Organization}}

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