This template creates a header to be used with succession boxes for people in non-political government positions.

The template was designed to default to

Government offices

if no parameter is given. In the following table, the first column contains the header and the second column shows the template call used to create it.

Government offices			{{s-gov}}

There are no parameters in this template.

From the J. Edgar Hoover article:

{{s-start}}
{{s-gov}}
{{s-bef | before = [[William J. Burns]] | as = Director of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation#History|Bureau of Investigation]]}}
{{s-ttl | title = [[Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation]] | years = 1924–1972}}
{{s-aft | after = [[L. Patrick Gray]]}}
{{s-end}}

Government offices
Preceded by William J. Burns as Director of the Bureau of Investigation	Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 1924–1972	Succeeded by L. Patrick Gray

• Documentation for creating succession boxes can be found at Template:S-start.