Spanish order of precedence

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The Spanish order of precedence is established by the Royal Decree 2009/1983. The decree establishes the order of precedence of national official activities as well as common regulations to activities organised by municipalities, autonomous communities and other public institutions. The general order established by the decree is modified if the event takes place in the capital, Madrid, instead of elsewhere in Spain.


Orders of precedence

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Australia Australia

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Brazil Brazil

Canada Canada

Alberta Alberta
British Columbia British Columbia
Manitoba Manitoba
New Brunswick New Brunswick
Nova Scotia Nova Scotia
Ontario Ontario
Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island
Quebec Quebec
Saskatchewan Saskatchewan
Yukon Yukon

China People's Republic of China

Hong Kong Hong Kong
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France France

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India India

Isle of Man Isle of Man

Israel Israel

Italy Italy

Jamaica Jamaica

Malaysia Malaysia

Sabah Sabah
Sarawak Sarawak

Malta Malta

New Zealand New Zealand

Norway Norway

Pakistan Pakistan

Poland Poland

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Romania Romania

Spain Spain

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

Sweden Sweden

Switzerland Switzerland

Turkey Turkey

United Kingdom United Kingdom

EnglandWales England and Wales
Scotland Scotland
Northern Ireland

United States United States

Contents

[edit] Order of precedence in Madrid

  1. HM The King (as the monarch)
  2. The members of the Royal Family
    1. HM The Queen (as the consort)
    2. HRH The Prince of Asturias (as the heir)
    3. HRH The Princess of Asturias (as the heir's spouse)
    4. The Infantes of Spain in order of succession rights
      1. HRH Infanta Leonor
      2. HRH Infanta Sofia
      3. HRH The Duchess of Lugo
      4. HRH The Duchess of Palma de Mallorca
      5. HRH The Duchess of Badajoz
      6. HRH The Duchess of Hernani and Soria
      7. HRH The Duke of Calabria
      8. HRH The Duchess of Calabria
      9. HRH The Dowager Duchess of Calabria
  3. The President of the Government (Prime Minister) - Mariano Rajoy
  4. The President of the Congress of Deputies - Jesus Posada
  5. The President of the Senate - Pio Garcia Escudero
  6. The President of the Constitutional Court - Pascual Sala Sánchez
  7. The President of the General Council of the Judiciary and of the Supreme Court - José Carlos Dívar Blanco
  8. The Vice Presidents of the Government
    1. First Vice President of the Government and Minister of the Interior - Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba
    2. Second Vice President of the Government and Minister of Economy and Finance - Elena Salgado Méndez
    3. Third Vice President of the Government and Minister of Territorial Policy and Public Administration - Manuel Chaves González
  9. The Ministers of the Cabinet
    1. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation - Trinidad Jimenez
    2. The Minister of Justice - Francisco Caamaño
    3. The Minister of Defence - Carme Chacón
    4. The Minister of Economy and Finance (currently held by the Second Vice President)
    5. The Minister of the Interior (currently held by the First Vice President)
    6. The Minister of Public Works - José Blanco
    7. The Minister of Education - Angel Gabilondo
    8. The Minister of Labor and Immigration - Valeriano Gomez
    9. The Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism - Miguel Sebastián
    10. The Minister of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs - Rosa Aguilar
    11. The Minister of the Presidency - Ramon Jauregui
    12. The Minister for Public Administrations (currently held by the Third Vice President)
    13. The Minister of Health, Social Policy and Equality - Leire Pajín
    14. The Minister of Science and Innovation - Cristina Garmendia
  10. The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps - The Apostolic Nuncio
  11. Ambassadors accredited to Spain
  12. Former Prime Ministers by order of tenure
    1. Adolfo Suarez
    2. Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo († 2008)
    3. Felipe Gonzalez
    4. Jose Maria Aznar
  13. The Presidents of the Autonomous communities of Spain, in order of creation
    1. The President of the Basque Country - Patxi Lopez
    2. The President of Catalonia - Artur Mas
    3. The President of Galicia - Alberto Nuñez Feijoo
    4. The President of Andalusia - José Antonio Griñán
    5. The President of Asturias - Vicente Álvarez Areces
    6. The President of Cantabria - Ignacio Diego
    7. The President of the Region of Murcia - Ramón Luis Valcárcel
    8. The President of La Rioja - Pedro Sanz
    9. The President of the Valencian Community - Francisco Camps
    10. The President of Aragón - Marcelino Iglesias
    11. The President of Castile-La Mancha - Maria Dolores de Cospedal
    12. The President of the Canary Islands - Paulino Rivero
    13. The President of Navarre - Yolanda Barcina
    14. The President of Extremadura - Guillermo Fernández Vara
    15. The President of the Balearic Islands - José Ramón Bauza
    16. The President of the Community of Madrid - Esperanza Aguirre
    17. The President of Castile and León - Juan Vicente Herrera
    18. The Mayor-President of Ceuta - Juan Jesús Vivas
    19. The Mayor-President of Melilla - Juan José Imbroda
  14. The Leader of the Opposition - Mariano Rajoy
  15. The Mayor of Madrid - Alberto Ruiz Gallardón
  16. The Head of the House of His Majesty the King
  17. The President of the Council of State
  18. The President of Court of Accounts
  19. The Attorney General of the State
  20. The Ombudsman
  21. Secretaries of State and assimilated personnel according to the precedence of their ministries
  22. The Chief of the Defense Staff
  23. The Chief of Staff of the Army
  24. The Admiral Chief of the Naval Staff
  25. The Chief of Staff of the Air Force
  26. Vice Presidents of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate
  27. The Chairman of the Supreme Council of Military Justice
  28. The Government's Delegate in Madrid
  29. The Deputy Inspector General of the First Military Region
  30. The Chief of the Central Jurisdiction of the Navy
  31. The Chief of the First Air Region
  32. The Secretary-General of the House of His Majesty the King
  33. The Head of the Military Chamber of the House of His Majesty the King
  34. Under Secretaries and assimilated personnel according to the precedence of their ministries
  35. The President of the Madrid Assembly - Elvira Rodríguez Herrer
  36. Foreign Chargé d'affaires accredited to Spain
  37. The President of the Instituto de España
  38. The Chief of Protocol of the State (Director of Protocol of the Presidency of the Government)
  39. Directors Generals and Assimilated Personnel
  40. Ministers of the Madrid Regional Government
  41. Members of the Bureau of the Madrid Assembly
  42. The President of the Madrid High Court of Justice
  43. The Chief Prosecutor of the Madrid High Court of Justice
  44. Deputies and Senators for Madrid
  45. The Rector of the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) - Carlos Berzosa
  46. The Rector of the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) - José María Sanz
  47. The Rector of the Technical University of Madrid (UPM)
  48. The Rector of the National University for Distance Education (UNED)
  49. The Rector of the University of Alcalá
  50. The Rector of the Carlos III University (UC3M)
  51. The Rector of the Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC)
  52. Deputy Mayors of Madrid
Order Institution Office Holder
1 The Head of State The current Monarch Juan Carlos I
2 The immediate Royal Family The Consort of the Monarch Sofía of Greece and Denmark
The Heir apparent Felipe, Prince of Asturias
The Consort of the Heir apparent Letizia, Princess of Asturias
The Infantes of Spain Infanta Leonor of Spain

Infanta Sofia of Spain
Infanta Elena of Spain
Infanta Cristina of Spain
3 The Head of Government The President of the Government (PM) José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
4 The heads of the legislative power The President of the Congress of Deputies Jesus Posada
The President of the Senate Pio Garcia Escudero
5 The heads of the judiciary The Chairperson of the Constitutional Court María Emilia Casas
The Chairperson of the General Council of the Judiciary & of the Supreme Court Carlos Dívar
6 The Cabinet First Vice President Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba
Second Vice President Elena Salgado
Third Vice President Manuel Chaves
Minister of Foreign Affairs Trinidad Jimenez
Minister of Justice Francisco Caamaño
Minister of Defence Carme Chacón
Minister of Economy and Finance (currently held by the Second VP)
Minister of the Interior (currently held by the First VP)
Minister of Infratucture José Blanco
Minister of Education Angel Gabilondo
Minister of Labor and Immigration Valeriano Gomez
Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism Miguel Sebastián
Minister of the Natural, Rural and Maritime Environments Rosa Aguilar
Minister of the Presidency Ramon Jauregui
Minister for Public Administrations (currently held by the Third VP)
Minister of Health and Consumption Trinidad Jimenez
Minister of Science and Innovation Cristina Garmendia
7 The diplomatic corps The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps The Papal Nuncio
Other ambassadors accredited to Spain
8 The former Heads of Government
since the transition to democracy, in order of tenure		 PM 1977-1981 Adolfo Suárez (incapacitated by AD)
PM 1981-1982 Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo († 2008)
PM 1982-1996 Felipe González
PM 1996-2004 José María Aznar
9 The Heads of the Autonomous Communities

in order of initial enactment of their Charters of Autonomy

 Basque Autonomous Community: the Lehendakari Patxi Lopez
Catalonia: the President of the Generalitat de Catalunya Artur Mas
Galicia: the President of the Xunta de Galicia Alberto Nuñez Feijoo
Andalusia: the President of the Junta de Andalucía Jose Antonio Griñan
Principality of Asturias: the President of the regional government Vicente Álvarez Areces
Cantabria: the President of the regional government Ignacio Diego
Region of Murcia: the President of the regional government Ramón Luis Valcárcel
La Rioja: the President of the regional government Pedro Sanz Alonso
Valencian Community: the President of the Generalitat Valenciana Francisco Camps
Aragón: the President of the regional government Marcelino Iglesias
Castile-La Mancha: the President of the Junta de Comunidades Maria Dolores de cospedal
Canary Islands: the President of the regional government Paulino Rivero
Foral Community of Navarre: the President of the foral government Yolanda Barcina
Extremadura: the President of the Junta de Extremadura Guillermo Fernández Vara
Balearic Islands: the President of the regional government José Ramón Bauza
Community of Madrid: the President of the regional government Esperanza Aguirre
Castile and León: the President of the Junta de Castilla y León Juan Vicente Herrera
Ceuta: the Mayor-President of the autonomous city Juan Jesús Vivas
Melilla: the Mayor-President of the autonomous city Juan José Imbroda
10 The Leader of the Opposition Leader of the largest non-government party
As of 2008: leader of the People's Party		 Mariano Rajoy
11 The Mayor of the national capital The Mayor of Madrid, by constitutional mandate Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón
12 The heads of several civil service branches The Chief of the King's House
The Chairman of the Council of State Francisco Rubio Llorente
The Chairman of the Court of Accounts
The Attorney General Cándido Conde-Pumpido
The Ombudsman Enrique Múgica
13 Junior branches of the Government Secretaries of State and assimilated personnel
By order of creation of their ministries
14 National military chiefs Chief of Staff of the Defence (JEMAD) Gen. José Julio Rodríguez Fernández
Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Fulgencio Coll Bucher
Admiral Chief of Staff of the Navy Gen Adm. Manuel Rebollo García
Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. José Jiménez Ruiz
15 Deputy heads of the legislative power Deputy Speakers of the Congress of Deputies Teresa Cunillera i Mestres
Ana María Pastor Julián
Jorge Fernández Díaz
Jordi Jané i Guasch
Vice Presidents of the Senate Isidre Molas i Batllori
Juan José Lucas Giménez
16 Head of the Military Jurisdiction Chairman of the Supreme Council of Military Justice
17 Central Government's Representative Government's Delegate to Madrid
18 Regional military chiefs Captain General of the First Military Region
Chief Admiral of the Central Jurisdiction of the Navy
Lieutenant General of the First Air Region
19 Royal Household Staff Secretary General of the Royal Household
Chief of the Military Quarter of the Royal Household
20 Heads of the Civil Service Under secretaries an assimilated personnel
21 Head of the Regional Legislature Speaker of the Madrid Assembly Elvira Rodriguez Herrer

[edit] Order of Precedence when not in Madrid

  • The King or Queen of Spain
  • The Queen Consort or the Queen's Consort
  • The Prince of Asturias
  • The Princess Consort of Asturias
  • The Infantes of Spain
  • The President of the Government
  • The President of the Congress of Deputies
  • The President of the Senate
  • The Chairperson of the Constitutional Court
  • The Chairperson of the General Council of the Judiciary Power
  • The First Vice president (if applicable)
  • The Second Vice President (if applicable)
  • The President of the Autonommous Community where the event is taking place
  • Ministers of the government according to the order before mentioned.
  • Dean of the Diplomatic Corps
  • Foreign ambassadors accredited to Spain
  • Former Prime Ministers
  • Presidents of other Autonomous Communities according to the order before mentioned
  • Leaders of the Opposition
  • President of the Community's Legislature
  • The Government's Delegate to the Autonomous Community where the event is taking place
  • The Mayor of the Place
  • The Chief of the House of the King
  • The Chairman of the Council of State
  • The Chairman of the Auditor Court
  • The Attorney General
  • The Ombudsman
  • Secretaries of State and assimilate personnel
  • The Chief of Staff of The Defence
  • The Chief of Staff of the Army
  • The Admiral Chief of Staff of the Navy
  • The Chief of Staff of the Air Force
  • Vice Presidents of the Congress and the Senate
  • Chairman of the Supreme Council of Military Justice
  • Captain General of the Military Region
  • General Commander of the Naval Zone
  • Lieutenant General of the Aerial Zone
  • Commander General of the Fleet
  • The Chief of the Military Quarter and Secretary General of the House of the King
  • Ministers of the Autonomous Community's Government
  • Members of the Bureau of the Community's Legislature
  • The Chairman of the Community's High Court
  • The Chief Prosecutor of the High Court
  • Under Secretaries and Assimilated Personnel
  • Secretaries of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate
  • Foreign Chargé d'affaires accredited to Spain
  • The President of the Instituto de España
  • The National Chief of Protocol
  • Deputy Government's delegate of the province (where applicable)
  • The President of The Provincial Deputation or Insular Council (where applicable)
  • Directors Generals and assimilated personnel
  • Deputies and Senators for the province
  • Rectors of the Universities of the University District where the event is taking place, by order of establishment
  • The Insular Government's Delegate (only in Canary and Balearic Islands)
  • The Chairman of the Provincial Court
  • The Military Governor
  • The Chief of the Naval Sector
  • The Chief of the Air Sector
  • Lieutenant Mayors of the Place
  • Military Commanders
  • Foreign Consuls

[edit] Order of Preference of Spanish Institutions in Madrid

  • The Government of Spain
  • The Diplomatic Corps accredited to Spain
  • The Bureau of the Congress of Deputies
  • The Bureau of the Senate
  • The Constitutional Court
  • The General Council of the Judiciary Power
  • The Supreme Court
  • The Council of State
  • The Auditor Court
  • The Office of the President
  • Ministries attending to the above order
  • The Instituto de España and the Royal Academies
  • The Community of Madrid Executive Council
  • The Madrid Assembly
  • The Madrid High Court of Justice
  • The Madrid City Council
  • The Universities

[edit] Order of Precedence of Spanish Institutions when not in Madrid

  • The Government of Spain
  • The Diplomatic Corps accredited to Spain
  • The Autonomic Executive Council
  • The Bureau of the Congress of Deputies
  • The Bureau of the Senate
  • The Constitutional Court
  • The General Council of the Judiciary Power
  • The Supreme Court
  • The Autonomic Legislature
  • The Council of State
  • The Auditor Court
    • The Regional High Court of Justice
  • The City or Town Council
  • The Office of the President
  • Ministries attending to the above order
  • Autonomic Ministries
  • The Instituto de España and the Royal Academies
  • Spanish Government's office in the Autonomous Community
  • Provincial Deputation or Insular Council
  • Provincial Court
  • The Universities
  • Foreign Consular Offices

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