The
order of precedence (
French: ordre de préséance) for public ceremonies in
France is established by Décret n°89-655 du 13 septembre 1989 relatif aux cérémonies publiques, préséances, honneurs civils et militaires (Decree no. 89–655 of 13 September 1989 relating to public ceremonies, precedence, and civil and military honours). The original order has been modified since 1989, for example inserting the
Defender of Rights after that office's 2011 creation.[1] As of 9 January 2024[update] the order is as follows:[2]
The chancellor of the
Institute of France, the perpetual secretaries of the
French Academy, the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres, the
Academy of Sciences, of the Académie des beaux-arts and of the academy of moral and political sciences
The general secretary of the government; the general secretary of national defence; the general secretary of the
Ministry of foreign affairs
The president of the administrative
court of appeal of Paris (Patrick Frydman); the first president of the Paris
court of appeal (Jacques Degrandi) and the general public prosecutor of that court (François Falletti)
The general delegate for weaponry; the general secretary for administration of the Ministry of defence; the chief of staff of the army; the chief of staff of the navy; the chief of staff of the air force; the military governor of Paris, commanding the Île-de-France army region
The president of the high council of broadcasting (CSA) (Olivier Schrameck)
The president of the national commission "computing and freedoms" (CNIL) (Marie-Laure Denis)
There are analogous orderings for local officials at events in
Metropolitan France outside Paris,[4] for
Overseas France,[5] and on
naval bases.[6] There are also provisions to allow subordinate to take the place of certain head officers, if absent.[7] For events organised by a public body other than the
national government, the body's head ranks second after the representative of the State (President, prefect, or sub-prefect).[8]
The
order of precedence (
French: ordre de préséance) for public ceremonies in
France is established by Décret n°89-655 du 13 septembre 1989 relatif aux cérémonies publiques, préséances, honneurs civils et militaires (Decree no. 89–655 of 13 September 1989 relating to public ceremonies, precedence, and civil and military honours). The original order has been modified since 1989, for example inserting the
Defender of Rights after that office's 2011 creation.[1] As of 9 January 2024[update] the order is as follows:[2]
The chancellor of the
Institute of France, the perpetual secretaries of the
French Academy, the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres, the
Academy of Sciences, of the Académie des beaux-arts and of the academy of moral and political sciences
The general secretary of the government; the general secretary of national defence; the general secretary of the
Ministry of foreign affairs
The president of the administrative
court of appeal of Paris (Patrick Frydman); the first president of the Paris
court of appeal (Jacques Degrandi) and the general public prosecutor of that court (François Falletti)
The general delegate for weaponry; the general secretary for administration of the Ministry of defence; the chief of staff of the army; the chief of staff of the navy; the chief of staff of the air force; the military governor of Paris, commanding the Île-de-France army region
The president of the high council of broadcasting (CSA) (Olivier Schrameck)
The president of the national commission "computing and freedoms" (CNIL) (Marie-Laure Denis)
There are analogous orderings for local officials at events in
Metropolitan France outside Paris,[4] for
Overseas France,[5] and on
naval bases.[6] There are also provisions to allow subordinate to take the place of certain head officers, if absent.[7] For events organised by a public body other than the
national government, the body's head ranks second after the representative of the State (President, prefect, or sub-prefect).[8]