Swiss order of precedence
The Swiss order of precedence is a hierarchy of important positions within the government of Switzerland. It has no legal standing but is used by ceremonial protocol. The order of precedence is determined by the Protocol Regulations[1] and the Table of Precedence[2] of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Unless otherwise noted, precedence among persons of equal rank is determined by seniority. As a general rule, spouses share the same rank.
Table of precedence
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Governments, Parliaments and Courts of the Confederation, Cantons and Communes |
Diplomats |
Armed forces |
Federal administration |
Religious and educational authorities |
Rank | Position | Incumbent (as of July 2016) |
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1 | President of the Confederation | Johann Schneider-Ammann[3] |
2 | Vice President of the Federal Council | Doris Leuthard[3] |
3 | Federal Councillors[note 1] | Ueli Maurer, Didier Burkhalter, Simonetta Sommaruga, Alain Berset, Guy Parmelin[3] |
Commanding General[note 2] | vacant in time of peace | |
4 | President of the National Council | Christa Markwalder[4] |
5 | President of the Council of States | Raphaël Comte[5] |
6 | Federal Chancellor | Walter Thurnherr[3] |
7 | President of the Federal Supreme Court | Gilbert Kolly[6] |
8 | Former Federal Councillors[note 1] | see List of members of the Federal Council |
9 | Presidents of the cantonal governments[note 3] | see List of cantonal executives |
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10 | Vice Presidents of the National Council | Jürg Stahl, Dominique de Buman[4] |
11 | Vice Presidents of the Council of States | Ivo Bischofberger, Karin Keller-Sutter[5] |
12 | Vice President of the Federal Supreme Court | Ulrich Meyer[6] |
Bishops | ||
13 | Chief of the Armed Forces | André Blattmann[7] |
Secretaries of State | ||
14 | Members of the National Council[note 1] | see List of members of the National Council |
15 | Members of the Council of States[note 1] | see List of members of the Council of States |
16 | Judges of the Federal Supreme Court[note 1] | see List of judges of the Federal Supreme Court |
17 | President of the Federal Criminal Court | Daniel Kipfer Fasciati[8] |
18 | President of the Federal Administrative Court | Jean-Luc Baechler[9] |
19 | President of the Federal Patent Court | Dieter Brändle[10] |
20 | Heads of Swiss diplomatic missions | |
Lieutenant Generals | ||
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President of the Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology | Fritz Schiesser[14] | |
21 | Vice Presidents of the cantonal governments[note 3] | see List of cantonal executives |
22 | Vice President of the Federal Criminal Court | Tito Ponti[8] |
23 | Vice President of the Federal Administrative Court | Marianne Ryter[9] |
24 | Vice President of the Federal Patent Court | Frank Schnyder[10] |
25 | Members of the cantonal governments[note 3] | see List of cantonal executives |
26 | Members of the Board of the Swiss National Bank | Fritz Zurbrügg, Andréa Maechler[11] |
27 | Ambassadors | |
Major Generals | ||
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see Federal administration | |
28 | Mayor of Bern | Alexander Tschäppät[15] |
Rectors of universities and equivalent establishments | ||
29 | Presidents of cantonal legislatures[note 3] | see List of cantonal legislatures |
Brigadier Generals | ||
Deputy directors | ||
30 | University deans and directors | |
31 | Presidents of the cantonal courts[note 3] | |
Deans of religious authorities | ||
32 | Judges of the Federal Criminal Court[note 1] | see List of judges of the Federal Criminal Court |
Professors of universities and equivalent establishments | ||
33 | Judges of the Federal Administrative Court[note 1] | see List of judges of the Federal Administrative Court |
34 | Judges of the Federal Patent Court[note 1] | see List of judges of the Federal Patent Court |
35 | Presidents of municipal executive authorities[note 3] | |
36 | Chancellors of cantons[note 3] | |
Ministers | ||
Colonels | ||
Vice directors | ||
37 | Members of cantonal legislatures[note 3] | see List of cantonal legislatures |
38 | ||
Lieutenant Colonels | ||
39 | Majors | |
Section heads | ||
Priests and Protestant Ministers | ||
40 | Vicars |
Notes
References
- ↑ Protocol regulations for the Swiss Confederation: English (unofficial) - German - French - Italian
- ↑ Precedence in Switzerland (Appendix to the Protocol regulations): English (unofficial) - German - French
- 1 2 3 4 https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/federal-council/members-of-the-federal-council.html
- 1 2 https://www.parlament.ch/en/organe/national-council/office-national-council
- 1 2 https://www.parlament.ch/en/organe/council-of-states/office-council-of-states
- 1 2 http://www.bger.ch/index/federal/federal-inherit-template/federal-richter/federal-richter-bundesrichter.htm (German)
- ↑ http://www.vtg.admin.ch/internet/vtg/en/home/schweizerarmee/cda.html
- 1 2 http://www.bstger.ch/de/il-tribunale/organizzazione/presidenza.html (German)
- 1 2 http://www.bvger.ch/gericht/organisation/00549/index.html?lang=en
- 1 2 https://www.bundespatentgericht.ch/en/das-gericht/organisation/
- 1 2 http://www.snb.ch/en/iabout/snb/bodies/id/snb_bodies_board
- ↑ http://www.sbb.ch/en/group/the-company/organisation/corporate-governance/board-of-directors.html
- ↑ https://www.post.ch/en/about-us/company/swiss-post-at-a-glance/board-of-directors-swiss-post
- ↑ http://www.ethrat.ch/en/eth-board/members-eth-board
- ↑ http://www.bern.ch/en/politics-and-administration/city-council
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