Spanish order of precedence

The Spanish order of precedence is established by the Royal Decree 2009/1983. The decree establishes the order of precedence of national official activities as well as common regulations to activities organised by municipalities, autonomous communities and other public institutions. The decree establishes different order of precedence if the activities are in Madrid or in the rest of Spain.

Order of precedence in Madrid

* HM The King
* HM The Queen
* HRH The Prince of Asturias
* HRH The Princess of Asturias
* HRH Infanta Leonor of Spain
* HRH Infanta Sofia of Spain
* HRH Infanta Elena of Spain
* HRH Infanta Cristina of Spain
* The President of the Government (Prime Minister) - Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
* The President of the Congress of Deputies - José Bono
* The President of the Senate - Javier Rojo
* The Chairperson of the Constitutional Court
* The Chairperson of the General Council of the Judiciary
* The Vice Presidents of the Government
* The Minister of Foreign Affairs
* The Minister of Justice
* The Minister of Defence
*The Minister of Economy and Finance (currently held by the Second Vice President)
*The Minister of the Interior
*The Minister of Foment
*The Minister of Education
*The Minister of Labor and Social Affairs
*The Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism
*The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
*The Minister of the Presidency (currently held by First Vice President)
*The Minister for Public Adminitrations
*The Minister of Health and Comsuption
*The Minister of the Environment
*The Minister of Housing
*The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps - The Papal Nuncio
*Ambassadors accredited to Spain
* Former Prime Ministers by order of tenure
**Adolfo Suarez
**Felipe Gonzalez
**Jose Maria Aznar
*The Presidents of the Autonomous communities of Spain, in order of creation
**The President of the Basque Autonomous Community - Juan Jose Ibarretxe
**The President of Catalonia - Jose Montilla
**The President of Galicia - Emilio Pérez Touriño
**The President of Andalusia - Manuel Chaves
**The President of Asturias - Vicente Álvarez Areces
**The President of Cantabria - Miguel Ángel Revilla
**The President of the Region of Murcia - Ramón Luis Valcárcel
**The President of the Land of Valencia - Francisco Camps Francesc Camps
**The President of Aragón - Marcelino Iglesias
**The President of Castile-La Mancha - José María Barreda
**The President of the Canary Islands - Paulino Rivero
**The President of Navarre - Miguel Sanz
**The President of Extremadura - Guillermo Fernández Vara
**The President of the Balearic Islands - Francesc Antich
**The President of the Community of Madrid - Esperanza Aguirre
**The President of Castile and León - Juan Vicente Herrera
**The Mayor-President of Ceuta - Juan Jesús Vivas
**The Mayor-President of Melilla - Juan José Imbroda
*Leaders of the Opposition
*The Mayor of Madrid - Alberto Ruiz Gallardón
*The Chief of the House of HM the King
*The Chairman of the Council of State
*The Chairman of The Auditor Court
*The Attorney General
*The Ombudsman
*Secretaries of State and assimilated personnel according to the order of their ministries
*The Chief of Staff of the Defence
*The Chief of Staff of the Army
*The Admiral Chief of Staff of the Navy
*The Chief of Staff of the Air Force
*Vice presidents of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate
*The Chairman of the Supreme Council of Military Justice
*The Government's Delegate to Madrid
*The Captain General of the First Military Region
*The Chief Admiral of the Central Jurisdiction of the Navy
*The Lieutenant General of the First Air Region
* The Chief of the Military Quarter and Secretary General of the House of HM the King
* Under Secretaries and assimilated personnel according to the order of their ministries
* The President of the Madrid Assembly - Elvira Rodríguez Herrer
* Foreign Charge d'Affaires accredited to Spain
* The President of the Instituto de España
* National Chief of Protocol
* Directors Generals and Assimilated Personnel
*Ministers of the Madrid Regional Government
*Members of the Bureau of the Madrid Assembly
*The Chairman of the Madrid High Court of Justice
*The Chief Prosecutor of the Madrid High Court of Justice
*Deputies and Senators for Madrid
*The Rector of the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) - Carlos Berzosa
*The Rector of the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM)
*The Rector of the Technical University of Madrid (UPM)
*The Rector of the National University for Distance Education (UNED)
*The Rector of the University of Alcala
*The Rector of the Carlos III University (UC3M)
*The Rector of the Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC)
*The Military Governor of Madrid
*Lieutenant Mayors of Madrid

Order of Precedence when not in Madrid

*The King
*The Queen
*The Prince of Asturias
*The Princess of Asturias
*"The Infantes of Spain"
*The President of the Government
*The President of the Congress of Deputies
*The President of the Senate
*The Chairperson of the Constitutional Court
*The Chairperson of the General Council of the Judiciary Power
*The First Vice president (if applicable)
*The Second Vice President (if applicable)
*The President of the Autonommous Community where the event is taking place
*Ministers of the government according to the order before mentioned.
*Dean of the Diplomatic Corps
*Foreign ambassadors accredited to Spain
*Former Prime Ministers
*Presidents of other Autonomous Communities according to the order before mentioned
*Leaders of the Oppostion
*President of the Community's Legislature
*The Government's Delegate to the Autonomous Community ehre the event is takin place
*The Mayor of the Place
*The Chief of the House of HM the King
*The Chairman of the Council of State
*The Chairman of the Auditor Court
*The Attorney General
*The Ombudsman
*Secretaries of State and assimilate personnel
*The Chief of Staff of The Defence
*The Chief of Staff of the Army
*The Admiral Chief of Staff of the Navy
*The Chief of Staff of the Air Force
*Vice Presidents of the Congress and the Senate
*Chairman of the Supreme Council of Military Justice
*Captain General of the Military Region
*General Commander of the Naval Zone
*Lieutenant General of the Aerial Zone
*Commander General of the Fleet
*The Chief of the Military Quarter and Secretary General of the House of HM the King
*Ministers of the Autonomous Community's Government
*Members of the Bureau of the Community's Legislature
*The Chairman of the Community's High Court
*The Chief Prosecutor of the High Court
*Under Secretaries and Assimilated Personnel
*Secretaries of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate
*Foreign Charge d'Affaires accredited to Spain
*The President of the Instituto de España
*The National Chief of Protocol
*Deputy Government's delegate of the province (where applicable)
*The President of The Provincial Deputation or Insular Council (where applicable)
*Directors Generals and assimilated personnel
*Deputies and Senators for the province
*Rectors of the Universities of the University District where the event is taking place, by order of establishment
*The Insular Government's Delegate (only in Canary and Balearic Islands)
*The Chairman of the Provincial Court
*The Military Governor
*The Chief of the Naval Sector
*The Chief of the Air Sector
*Lieutenant Mayors of the Place
*Military Commanders
*Forgein Consuls

Order of Preference of Spanish Institutions in Madrid

*The Government of Spain
*The Diplomatic Corps accredited to Spain
*The Bureau of the Congress of Deputies
*The Bureau of the Senate
*The Constitutional Court
*The General Council of the Judiciary Power
*The Supreme Court
*The Council of State
*The Auditor Court
*The Office of the President
*Ministries attending to the above order
*The Instituto de España and the Royal Academies
*The Community of Madrid Executive Council
*The Madrid Assembly
*The Madrid High Court of Justice
*The Madrid City Council
*The Universities

Order of Precedence of Spanish Institutions when not in Madrid

*The Government of Spain
*The Diplomatic Corps accredited to Spain
*The Autonomic Executive Council
*The Bureau of the Congress of Deputies
*The Bureau of the Senate
*The Constitutional Court
*The General Council of the Judiciary Power
*The Supreme Court
*The Autonomic Legislature
*The Council of State
*The Auditor Court
**The Regional High Court of Justice
*The City or Town Council
*The Office of the President
*Ministries attending to the above order
*Autonomic Ministries
*The Instituto de España and the Royal Academies
*Spanish Government's office in the Autonomous Community
*Provincial Deputation or Insular Council
*Provincial Court
*The Universities
*Foreign Consular Offices

External links

* [http://www.unex.es/unex/gobierno/direccion/sec_gral/archivos/ficheros/Normativas/RDPrece.pdf Royal Decree 2009/1983]