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The Chilean order of precedence is currently prescribed by the Public Ceremonial and Protocol Regulation. This regulation establishes the order of precedence of national official activities as well as common regulations to activities organized by provinces and regions. The general order established by the decree is modified if the event takes place elsewhere in Chile instead of in Santiago Metropolitan Region. [1] [2]

Order of precedence in the Metropolitan Region

  1. The President of the Republic (Gabriel Boric)
  2. The President of the Senate (Juan Antonio Coloma Correa)
  3. The President of the Supreme Court (Juan Eduardo Fuentes Belmar)
  4. The President of the Chamber of Deputies (Vlado Mirosevic)
  5. The former presidents of Chile
    1. Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
    2. Ricardo Lagos Escobar
    3. Michelle Bachelet Jeria
  6. The Archbishop of Santiago (Celestino Aós Braco)
  7. The President of the Episcopal Conference (currently held by the Archbishop of Santiago)
  8. The Cardinals of the Catholic Church
    1. Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa
    2. Ricardo Ezzati Andrello
  9. A high representative of the Evangelical Churches (Alfred Cooper Rickards)
  10. The President of the Constitutional Court of Chile (Nancy Yáñez Fuenzalida)
  11. The Comptroller General of the Republic (Jorge Bermúdez Soto)
  12. The National Prosecutor of the Public Ministry (Ángel Valencia Vásquez)
  13. The President of the Central Bank (Rosanna Costa Costa)
  14. The President of the Election Qualifying Court (currently held by the President of the Supreme Court )
  15. The President of the Directive Council of the Electoral Service (Andrés Tagle Domínguez)
  16. The Minister of the Interior and Public Security (Carolina Tohá Morales)
  17. The Minister of Foreign Affairs (Alberto van Klaveren Stork)
  18. The Minister of National Defense (Maya Fernández Allende)
  19. The Minister of Finance (Mario Marcel Cullell)
  20. The Minister General Secretariat of the Presidency (Álvaro Elizalde Soto)
  21. The Minister General Secretariat of Government (Camila Vallejo Dowling)
  22. The Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism (Nicolás Grau Veloso)
  23. The Minister of Social Development and Family (Giorgio Jackson Drago)
  24. The Minister of Education (Marco Antonio Ávila Lavanal)
  25. The Minister of Justice and Human Rights (Luis Cordero Vega)
  26. The Minister of Labor and Social Provision (Jeannette Jara Román)
  27. The Minister of Public Works (Jessica López Saffie)
  28. The Minister of Health (Ximena Aguilera Sanhueza)
  29. The Minister of Housing and Urbanism (Carlos Montes Cisternas)
  30. The Minister of Agriculture (Esteban Valenzuela Van Treek)
  31. The Minister of Mining (Juan Carlos Jobet Eluchans)
  32. The Minister of Transport and Telecommunications (Gloria Hutt Hesse)
  33. The Minister of National Assets (Javiera Toro Cáceres)
  34. The Minister of Energy (Diego Pardow Lorenzo)
  35. The Minister for the Environment (Maisa Rojas Corradi)
  36. The Minister of Sports (Jaime Pizarro Herrera)
  37. The Minister of Women and Gender Equality (Antonia Orellana Guarello)
  38. The Minister of Cultures, Arts and Heritage (Jaime de Aguirre Höffa)
  39. The Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation (Aisén Etcheverry Escudero)
  40. The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps (Apostolic Nuncio Alberto Ortega Martín)
  41. Foreign ambassadors (by order of precedence)
  42. The Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army (Javier Iturriaga del Campo)
  43. The Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Navy (Juan Andrés de la Maza Larraín)
  44. The Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Air Force (Hugo Rodríguez González)
  45. The General Director of Carabineros de Chile (Ricardo Yáñez Reveco)
  46. The Director General of the Investigations Police of Chile (Sergio Muñoz Yáñez)
  47. The Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Defence (Jean Pierre Desgroux Ycaza)
  48. The Vice President of the Senate (Francisco Huenchumilla Jaramillo)
  49. The Vice Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies
    1. The First Vice President (Carlos Bianchi Chelech)
    2. The Second Vice President (Catalina Pérez Salinas)
  50. The Senators (by alphabetical order)
  51. The Members and the Prosecutor of the Supreme Court
  52. The Members of the Constitutional Court

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  11. The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces
  12. The Ombudsman
  13. Representatives of the Republic to the Autonomous Regions
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  15. Presidents of the Regional Governments
  16. Leaders of other parties with seats in the Assembly of the Republic
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  18. Councilors of State
  19. Presidents of Permanent Commissions of the Assembly of the Republic
  20. Secretaries and under-secretaries of State of the Government of Portugal
  21. Chiefs of Staff of the Army, Navy, and Air Force
  22. Members of the Assembly of the Republic
  23. Members of the European Parliament
  24. Marshals and Admirals of the fleet
  25. Chiefs of the Civilian House and Military House of the President of the Republic
  26. Presidents of the Economic and Social Council, of the National Association of Portuguese Municipalities and of the National Association of Freguesias
  27. The Governor of the Bank of Portugal
  28. Chancellors of Honorific Orders of Portugal
  29. Vice-presidents of the Supreme Judges Council
  30. Judges of the Constitutional Court
  31. Judges of the Supreme Court, Supreme Administrative Court, and Court of Audits
  32. Regional secretaries and under-secretaries of the Governments of the Autonomous Regions
  33. Members of the Legislative Assemblies of Autonomous Regions
  34. The Commandant-general of the National Republican Guard and the National Director of the Public Security Police
  35. Secretaries-general of the Presidency of the Republic, of the Assembly of the Republic, of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  36. The Chief of Protocol
  37. Presidents of intermediate level courts (Relação), Presidents of the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities and of the Coordinator Council of the Polytechnics, leaders of the Bar Associations and Presidents of professional associations of public law
  38. Presidents of the Portuguese Academy of History and the Lisbon Academy of Sciences, Rectors of universities and Presidents of Polytechnics
  39. Members of the councils of the Honorific Orders of Portugal
  40. Judges of intermediate level courts and deputies attorneys-general, vice-rectors of universities and vice-presidents of polytechnics
  41. Presidents of the municipal councils (Mayors)
  42. Presidents of the municipal assemblies
  43. Civil governors of districts
  44. Chiefs of Staff of the President of the Republic, President of the Assembly of the Republic, and Prime Minister
  45. Presidents, members and secretaries-general of councils, national councils, superior councils, oversight councils, national commissions, high authorities, high commissioners, oversight committees, by order of seniority of the respective institution, directors-general and presidents of public institutions, by order of their respective ministries, the head of the Santa Casa de Misericórdia, and the President of the Portuguese Red Cross
  46. Admirals and general officers with command functions, by order of military rank, operational commanders and commanders of military zone, maritime zone, and air zone, of the Autonomous Regions of Azores and Madeira
  47. Directors of the National Defense Institute and the Joint Command and Staff College, commanders of the Military Academy, Naval School, and Air Force Academy, admirals and general officers of 3 and 2 stars
  48. Chiefs of staff of members of government
  49. Deputies directors-general and regional directors
  50. Judges and attorneys-general
  51. Aldermans (vereadores) of municipal councils
  52. Aides of the President of the Republic, of the President of the Assembly of the Republic, and of the Prime Minister
  53. Presidents of Civil Parishes
  54. Members of municipal assemblies
  55. Presidents of parish assemblies and members of civil parishes and parish assemblies
  56. Directors of service
  57. Chiefs of division
  58. Aides of members of government

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References

  1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile. "Order of Precedence in the Metropolitan Region" (PDF). Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile. "Order of Precedence in Regions and Provinces" (PDF). Retrieved 28 February 2021.