Template:Entity

This template defines the table "entities". View table.

Template:Entity

Unified display and Cargo template for statutory boards, GLCs, government agencies, and other public entities. Do not use this for ministries (use Template:Ministry) or political parties (use Template:Political-party).

Image fields

This template supports two separate image fields, matching the Wikipedia organisation infobox pattern:

logo — the entity's official logo (shown smaller, 160px, at the top)
image — a photo of the building, campus, or other identifying image (shown larger, 220px, below the logo)

Either or both can be used. If neither is set, a grey placeholder bar is shown.

Full example (EDB)

{{Entity
|entity_id           = edb
|name                = Economic Development Board
|other_names         = 经济发展局
|abbreviation        = EDB
|type                = Statutory board
|logo                = EDB logo.png
|image               = EDB building.jpg
|formed_date         = 1961-08-01
|dissolved_date      =
|status              = active
|parent_ministry     = Ministry of Trade and Industry
|parent_entity       =
|headquarters        = 250 North Bridge Road, #28-00 Raffles City Tower, Singapore 179101
|region_served       = Singapore
|leader_title1       = Chairman
|leader_name1        = lim-boon-heng
|leader_display1     = Lim Boon Heng
|leader_title2       = Managing Director
|leader_name2        = jacqueline-poh
|leader_display2     = Jacqueline Poh
|leader_title3       =
|leader_name3        =
|leader_display3     =
|num_employees       = ~500
|num_employees_year  = 2023
|budget              =
|budget_year         =
|revenue             =
|revenue_year        =
|purpose             = Promote investment into Singapore
|legislation         = Economic Development Board Act (Cap. 85)
|uen                 = T08GB0005H
|website             = https://www.edb.gov.sg
|verified            = yes
|last_updated        = 2026-05-17
}}

Full example (HDB)

{{Entity
|entity_id           = hdb
|name                = Housing and Development Board
|other_names         = 建屋发展局
|abbreviation        = HDB
|type                = Statutory board
|logo                = HDB logo.png
|image               =
|formed_date         = 1960-02-01
|dissolved_date      =
|status              = active
|parent_ministry     = Ministry of National Development
|parent_entity       =
|headquarters        = HDB Hub, 480 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310480
|region_served       = Singapore
|leader_title1       = Chairman
|leader_name1        = bobby-chin
|leader_display1     = Bobby Chin
|leader_title2       = Chief Executive Officer
|leader_name2        = tan-meng-dui
|leader_display2     = Tan Meng Dui
|leader_title3       =
|leader_name3        =
|leader_display3     =
|num_employees       = ~8,000
|num_employees_year  = 2023
|budget              =
|budget_year         =
|revenue             =
|revenue_year        =
|purpose             = Public housing development and management
|legislation         = Housing and Development Act 1959
|uen                 =
|website             = https://www.hdb.gov.sg
|verified            = yes
|last_updated        = 2026-05-17
}}

Field reference

Field	Type	Required	Notes
`entity_id`	slug	Yes	Permanent. Lowercase hyphenated. e.g. `edb`, `hdb`, `mas`
`name`	text	Yes	Full English name
`other_names`	text	No	Other language names, comma-separated
`abbreviation`	text	Yes	e.g. `EDB`, `HDB`
`type`	text	Yes	e.g. `Statutory board`, `Government-linked company`, `Government agency`
`logo`	filename	No	Official logo. Shown at 160px. e.g. `EDB logo.png`
`image`	filename	No	Building or campus photo. Shown at 220px below logo. e.g. `EDB building.jpg`
`formed_date`	YYYY-MM-DD	Yes
`dissolved_date`	YYYY-MM-DD	No	Leave blank if active
`status`	enum	Yes	`active` / `abolished` / `restructured` / `merged`
`parent_ministry`	ministry page name	No	e.g. `Ministry of Trade and Industry`. Creates a wikilink.
`parent_entity`	entity page name	No	For entities under another entity rather than a ministry. Creates a wikilink.
`headquarters`	text	No	Full address
`region_served`	text	No	e.g. `Singapore`
`leader_title1`	text	No	e.g. `Chairman`, `Chief Executive Officer`
`leader_name1`	slug or page name	No	Used as wikilink target
`leader_display1`	text	No	Human-readable display name for the link
`leader_title2`	text	No
`leader_name2`	slug or page name	No
`leader_display2`	text	No
`leader_title3`	text	No
`leader_name3`	slug or page name	No
`leader_display3`	text	No
`num_employees`	text	No	e.g. `~8,000`
`num_employees_year`	text	No
`budget`	text	No	Annual budget if publicly available
`budget_year`	text	No
`revenue`	text	No	For GLCs and revenue-generating entities
`revenue_year`	text	No
`purpose`	text	No	One-line statement of mandate
`legislation`	text	No	Enabling act or legislation
`uen`	text	No	ACRA Unique Entity Number
`website`	URL	No	Full URL with https
`verified`	enum	Yes	`yes` / `no`
`last_updated`	YYYY-MM-DD	Yes

Valid type values

Statutory board
Government-linked company
Government agency
Constitutional body
Advisory council

Valid status values

active
abolished
restructured
merged