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Table of Precedence
Table of Precedence
JAMAICA
Revised, September 28, 2007
Protocol Department,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
1. Governor-General
2. Prime Minister
3. Deputy Prime Minister
4. Leader of the Opposition
5. Members of the Cabinet
6. President of the Senate
7. Speaker of the Houses of Representatives
8. President of the Jamaica Council of Churches
9. Widows/Widowers of National Heroes;
Widows/Widowers of Former Governors-General;
Widows/Widowers of Former Heads of Government
10. Attorney General
11. Cabinet Secretary (Head of the Civil Service)
12. Head of the Foreign Service
Dean of the Diplomatic Corps
High Commissioners & Ambassadors
Head of Delegation of the European Commission
Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority
13. Members of the Privy Council
14. Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives
Parliamentary Secretaries
15. Members of the Senate
Members of the House of Representatives
16. Judges of the Court of Appeal
Judges of the Supreme Court
17. Chairman of the Public Service Commission
Financial Secretary
Permanent Secretaries
Solicitor General
Governor of the Bank of Jamaica
Auditor General
Director of Public Prosecutions
18. Chief of Defence Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force
Commissioner of Police
19. Mayors and Chairman of Parish Councils except on municipal occasions
when they take precedence immediately after the Prime Minister
20. Custodes of parishes, except on formal occasions (other than municipal
occasions) in their own parishes when they take precedence as
Representatives of the Governor General
21. Chief of Protocol
Resident Representative/ Resident Coordinator - United Nations
Development Programme
Heads of Offices of International Organisations
Consuls-General
Members of the Consular Corps
22. Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies
President of the University of Technology
23. Chairmen of political parties having representation in Parliament
General Secretaries of political parties having representation in
Parliament
24. Holders of Jamaican National Honours
Order of Merit
Order of Jamaica