Tables of Austrian government ministers and certain other department or office heads will often have three or more distinct sections because Austria likes to rename things around. The State Secretariat of Agriculture becomes the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, then the State Secretariat of Agriculture and Forestry, then the Ministry of Agriculture but no Forestry, and at this point we're still only about half way in. The current incumbent went from being Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management to being Minister of Sustainability and Tourism, which must have been a terrible blow because hydraulic engineering is a lot more interesting than hotel management, but then again power has its price.
The {{austroposse}} template helps you create the appropriate table subheadings for all these table sections. It emits a table row with a multi-column section heading and a second table row with headings for the individual columns. This reduces duplication, helps ensure consistency, and lets us change the visual presentation of the subheadings in one place as opposed to in 100+ places.
The template takes three named parameters:
| Name: | Value: |
e
|
The name of the office in English, e.g. "Ministry of Sustainability and Tourism" |
g
|
The official name of the office in the original German, e.g. "Bundesministerium für Nachhaltigkeit und Tourismus" |
a
|
The word you would use to address the office holder in English, e.g. "Secretary" or "Minister" |
Short example:
<table class="wikitable">
{{austroposse|e=State Secretariat of Justice|g=Staatsamt für Justiz|a=Secretary}}
{{austmin|nv=Josef Gerö|pv=none|dv=April 27, 1945|cv=Renner}}
{{austroposse|e=Ministry of Justice|g=Bundesministerium für Justiz|a=Minister}}
{{austmin|nv=Josef Gerö|pv=none|dv=December 20, 1945|cv=Figl I}}
</table>
| State Secretariat of Justice Staatsamt für Justiz |
||||
| Cabinet: | Secretary: | Party: | Date appointed: | |
| Renner | Josef Gerö | none | April 27, 1945 | |
| Ministry of Justice Bundesministerium für Justiz |
||||
| Cabinet: | Minister: | Party: | Date appointed: | |
| Figl I | Josef Gerö | none | December 20, 1945 | |
Longer example from farther back:
<table class="wikitable">
{{austroposse|e=State Secretariat of Justice|g=Staatsamt für Justiz|a=Secretary}}
{{austmin|nv=Julius Roller|pr=1|pv=none|dv=October 30, 1918|cv=Renner I}}
{{austmin|nv=Richard Bratusch|pv=none|dv=March 15, 1919|cv=Renner II}}
{{austmin|nv=Rudolf Ramek|pv=CS|dv=October 17, 1919|cr=2|cv=Renner III}}
{{austmin|nv=Matthias Eldersch|pv=SDAP|dv=June 24, 1920|n=interim}}
{{austmin|nv=Julius Roller|pv=none|dv=July 7, 1920|cv=Mayr I}}
{{austroposse|e=Ministry of Justice|g=Bundesministerium für Justiz|a=Minister}}
{{austmin|nr=4|nv=Rudolf Paltauf|pr=4|pv=none|dv=November 20, 1920|cv=Mayr II}}
{{austmin|dv=June 21, 1921|cv=Schober I}}
{{austmin|dv=January 26, 1922|cv=Breisky}}
{{austmin|dv=January 27, 1922|cv=Schober II}}
</table>
| State Secretariat of Justice Staatsamt für Justiz |
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| Cabinet: | Secretary: | Party: | Date appointed: | |
| Renner I | Julius Roller | none | October 30, 1918 | |
| Renner II | Richard Bratusch | none | March 15, 1919 | |
| Renner III | Rudolf Ramek | CS | October 17, 1919 | |
| Matthias Eldersch (interim) | SPÖ | June 24, 1920 | ||
| Mayr I | Julius Roller | none | July 7, 1920 | |
| Ministry of Justice Bundesministerium für Justiz |
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| Cabinet: | Minister: | Party: | Date appointed: | |
| Mayr II | Rudolf Paltauf | none | November 20, 1920 | |
| Schober I | June 21, 1921 | |||
| Breisky | January 26, 1922 | |||
| Schober II | January 27, 1922 | |||