Officeholder

n.

1.

One who holds an office; an officer, particularly one in the civil service; a placeman.

Noun	1.	officeholder - someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year" Synonyms: officer
	2.	officeholder - the official who holds an office Synonyms: incumbent

bureaucrat, civil servant, functionary, functionnaire, holdover, incumbent, ins, jack-in-office, lame duck, mandarin, new broom, office-bearer, officer, official, officiary, petty tyrant, placeman, president-elect, public official, public servant, red-tapist