Singapore order of precedence
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The Singapore order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the Government of Singapore. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a federal or national nature. The official list was gazetted in 1967, two years after Independence.[1]
Order of Precedence
- President of the Republic of Singapore (Halimah Yacob)
- Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore (Lee Hsien Loong)
- Deputy Prime Minister(s)
- Chief Justice (Sundaresh Menon)
- Speaker of Parliament (Tan Chuan-Jin)
- Former President(s) (Tony Tan Keng Yam)
- Former Prime Minister(s) (Goh Chok Tong)
- Co-ordinating Minister for Infrastructure (Khaw Boon Wan)
- Cabinet Ministers in order of entry to cabinet
- Minister for Defence (Ng Eng Hen)
- Minister for Foreign Affairs (Vivian Balakrishnan)
- Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law (K. Shanmugam)
- Minister for Health (Gan Kim Yong)
- Minister for Communications and Information (S. Iswaran)
- Minister for Finance (Heng Swee Keat)
- Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (Grace Fu)
- Minister for Trade and Industry (Chan Chun Sing)
- Minister for Social and Family Development (Desmond Lee)
- Minister for National Development (Lawrence Wong)
- Minister for the Environment and Water Resources (Masagos Zulkifli)
- Minister, Prime Minister’s Office (Ng Chee Meng)
- Minister for Education (Ong Ye Kung)
- Minister for Manpower (Josephine Teo)
- Senior Ministers of State
- Ministers of State
- Senior Parliamentary Secretaries
- Diplomats
- High Commissioners and Ambassadors to Singapore in order of appointment
- Singapore High Commissioners and Ambassadors in order of appointment
- Chargés d'affaires in order of appointment
- Members of the Order of Temasek
- Attorney General (Lucien Wong)
- Chairman, Public Service Commission (Eddie Teo)
- Judiciary
- Deputy Speaker of Parliament
- Parliamentary Secretaries
- Members of Parliament
References
- ^ "Singapore order of precedence". Retrieved December 4, 2016 – via NewspaperSG.