# Jamaican order of precedence

The Jamaican order of precedence is as follows:
* Charles III, King of Jamaica
* 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:
* 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