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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 federal or national nature. The official list was gazetted in 1967, two years after Independence.

Order of Precedence

  1. President of the Republic of Singapore (Tony Tan Keng Yam)
  2. Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore (Lee Hsien Loong)
  3. Deputy Prime Minister(s)
    1. Teo Chee Hean
    2. Tharman Shanmugaratnam
  4. Chief Justice (Sundaresh Menon)
  5. Speaker of Parliament (Halimah Yacob)
  6. Former President(s)
  7. Former Prime Minister(s)
    1. Goh Chok Tong
  8. Co-ordinating Minister for Infrastructure (Khaw Boon Wan)
  9. Cabinet Ministers in order of entry to cabinet
    1. Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade) (Lim Hng Kiang)
    2. Minister for Manpower (Lim Swee Say)
    3. Minister for Communications and Information (Yaacob Ibrahim)
    4. Minister for Defence (Ng Eng Hen)
    5. Minister for Foreign Affairs (Vivian Balakrishnan)
    6. Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law (K. Shanmugam)
    7. Minister for Health (Gan Kim Yong)
    8. Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) (S. Iswaran)
    9. Minister for Finance (Heng Swee Keat)
    10. Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (Grace Fu)
    11. Minister, Prime Minister’s Office (Chan Chun Sing)
    12. Minister for Social and Family Development (Tan Chuan-Jin)
    13. Minister for National Development (Lawrence Wong)
    14. Minister for the Environment and Water Resources (Masagos Zulkifli)
    15. Acting Minister for Education (Schools) (Ng Chee Meng)
    16. Acting Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) (Ong Ye Kung)
    17. Senior Ministers of State
    18. Ministers of State
    19. Senior Parliamentary Secretaries
  10. Diplomats
    1. High Commissioners and Ambassadors to Singapore in order of appointment
    2. Singapore High Commissioners and Ambassadors in order of appointment
    3. Chargés d'affaires in order of appointment
  11. Members of the Order of Temasek
  12. Attorney General (V. K. Rajah)
  13. Chairman, Public Service Commission (Eddie Teo)
  14. Judiciary
    1. Supreme Court Judges
    2. State Court Judges
  15. Deputy Speaker of Parliament
    1. (Charles Chong)
    2. (Lim Biow Chuan)
  16. Parliamentary Secretaries
  17. Members of Parliament

References

Singapore Order of Precedence Wikipedia
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