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Relative preeminence of officials for ceremonial purposes
The Jamaican order of precedence is as follows:
[1]
Charles III ,
King of Jamaica
[2]
Governor-General of Jamaica (
Sir Patrick Allen )
Prime Minister of Jamaica (
Andrew Holness )
Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica (
Horace Chang )
Leader of the Opposition (
Mark Golding )
Members of the Cabinet and Ministers of State
President of the
Senate (
Tom Tavares-Finson , KC)
Speaker of the
House of Representatives (
Juliet Holness )
Chief Justice of Jamaica,
Bryan Sykes ; President of the Court of Appeal
President of the Jamaica Council of Churches
Attorney General (
Derrick McKoy )
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 :
[3]
Governor-General of Jamaica (
Sir Patrick Allen )
Prime Minister of Jamaica (
Andrew Holness )
Deputy Prime Minister (
Horace Chang )
Leader of the Opposition (
Peter Phillips )
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 (
Derrick McKoy )
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