Jamaican order of precedence
Appearance
The Jamaican order of precedence is as follows:[1]
- Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica
- Governor-General of Jamaica (Sir Patrick Allen)
- Prime Minister of Jamaica (Andrew Holness)
- Deputy Prime Minister, Members of the Cabinet and Ministers of State
- Leader of the Opposition (Peter Phillips)
- President of the Senate (Tom Tavares-Finson, QC)
- Speaker of the House of Representatives (Pearnel Charles)
- Chief Justice of Jamaica; President of the Court of Appeal
- President of the Jamaica Council of Churches
- Attorney General (Marlene Malahoo Forte)
- Head of the Civil Service, Head of the Foreign Service, Ambassadors, High Commissioners, Head of the European Union delegation, Ministers, Envoys
- Parliamentary Secretaries
- Members of the Privy Council
- Judges of the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court
- Deputy President of the Senate
- Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives
- Members of the Senate
- Members of the House of Representatives
- Mayors and Chairmen of Parish Councils (except on municipal occasions, when they take precedence immediately after the Prime Minister)
- Chief of Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force; Commissioner of Police
- Custodes of Parishes
- Governor of the Bank of Jamaica, Financial Secretary, Auditor General, Permanent Secretaries, Director of Public Prosecutions, Solicitor General, Chairman of the Public Service Commission
- Heads of International Organisations
- Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies
- Chairman and Secretaries of the Political Parties having representation in Parliament
A slightly different version of the Order of Precedence is given on the website of the Office of the Prime Minister of Jamaica:[2]
- Governor-General of Jamaica (Sir Patrick Allen)
- Prime Minister of Jamaica (Portia Simpson-Miller)
- Deputy Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition
- Members of the Cabinet; President of the Senate; Speaker of the House of Representatives
- Former Governors-General and former Prime Ministers
- Chief Justice of Jamaica; President of the Court of Appeal
- Ministers of State
- President of the Jamaica Council of Churches
- Widows and Widowers of National Heroes; Widows and Widowers of former Governors-General; Widows and Widowers of former Heads of Government
- Attorney-General (Patrick Atkinson)
- Cabinet Secretary (Head of the Civil Service)
- Head of the Foreign Service; Dean of the Diplomatic Corps; Ambassadors and High Commissioners; Head of Delegation of the European Union; Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority
- Members of the Privy Council
- Deputy President of the Senate
- Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives
- Members of the Senate; Members of the House of Representatives
- Judges of the Court of Appeal; Judges of the Supreme Court
- Chairman of the Public Service Commission
- Chief of Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force; Commissioner of Police
- Mayors and Chairmen of Parish Councils (except on municipal occasions, when they take precedence immediately after the Prime Minister)
- Custodes of Parishes
- Chief of State Protocol
- Resident Representative or Resident Coordinator of the United Nations Development Programme; Heads of Offices of International Organisations; Consuls-General; Members of the Consular Corps
- Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies
- Chairman and Secretaries of the Political Parties having representation in Parliament
References
- ^ Table of Precedence for Jamaica
- ^ Table of Precedence, Office of the Prime Minister of Jamaica