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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.
Order of precedence
Rank | Position | Name |
---|---|---|
1 | President | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
2 | Prime Minister | Lawrence Wong |
3 | Former Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
4 | Deputy Prime Ministers | Gan Kim Yong |
5 | Chief Justice | Sundaresh Menon |
6 | Speaker of Parliament | Seah Kian Peng |
7 | Former Presidents | Tony Tan |
8 | Former Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong |
9 | Senior Minister | Teo Chee Hean |
10 | Cabinet Ministers | see here |
10A | Senior Ministers of State | see here |
10B | Ministers of State | see here |
10C | Senior Parliamentary Secretaries | see here |
11 | Foreign High Commissioners and Ambassadors to Singapore | see here |
11A | Singapore High Commissioners and Ambassadors | see here |
11B | Chargés d'affaires | see here |
12 | Awardees of the Order of Temasek | |
13 | Attorney-General | Lucien Wong |
14 | Chairman of the Public Service Commission | Lee Tzu Yang |
15 | Supreme Court Judges | see here |
15A | State Court Judges | see here |
16 | Deputy Speaker of Parliament | see here |
17 | Parliamentary Secretaries | see here |
18 | Members of Parliament | see here |
References
- "Singapore order of precedence". Retrieved 4 December 2016 – via NewspaperSG.