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 national nature. The official list was gazetted in 1967.[1]

Order of precedence

Rank Position Name
1
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam
2
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
3
Deputy Prime Ministers Lawrence Wong

Heng Swee Keat

4
Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon
5
Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng
6
Former Presidents Tony Tan

Halimah Yacob

7
Former Prime Ministers Goh Chok Tong
8
Senior Ministers Teo Chee Hean
9
Cabinet Ministers see here
9A
Senior Ministers of State see here
9B
Ministers of State see here
9C
Senior Parliamentary Secretaries see here
10
Foreign High Commissioners and Ambassadors to Singapore see here
10A
Singapore High Commissioners and Ambassadors see here
10B
Chargés d'affaires see here
11
Awardees of the Order of Temasek
12
Attorney-General Lucien Wong
13
Chairman of the Public Service Commission Lee Tzu Yang
14
Supreme Court Judges see here
14A
State Court Judges see here
15
Deputy Speaker of Parliament see here
16
Parliamentary Secretaries see here
17
Members of Parliament see here

References

  1. ^ "Singapore order of precedence". Retrieved 4 December 2016 – via NewspaperSG.