- Source: Sri Lankan order of precedence
The Order of Precedence in Sri Lanka the protocol list at which Sri Lankan government officials are seated according to their rank. This is not the list of succession.
Current Order of Precedence
President of Sri Lanka
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Speaker of the Parliament
Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
Leader of the Opposition
Ministers of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka
Field marshal
Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Provincial Governors (within their respective provinces)
Provincial Chief Ministers (within their respective provinces)
State Ministers
Deputy Speaker of Parliament
Deputy Ministers
Deputy Chairman of Committees
Chief Government Whip
Ambassadors and High Commissioners (according to date of presentation of Letters of Credence or of assumption of duty) and Foreign Ministers and Envoys.
Members of the Constitutional Council
Attorney General of Sri Lanka
Supreme Court Judges
President of the Court of Appeal
Judges of the Court of Appeal
Members of the Parliament. There is no established order of precedence over members of parliament in general, although each party has its internal ranking.
Provincial Council Chairmen, Provincial Ministers and Leaders of the Opposition of Provincial Councils (in their respective provinces)
Members of Provincial Councils
Secretary to the President
Secretary to the Prime Minister
Secretary to the Cabinet of Ministers
Auditor General of Sri Lanka
Secretaries of Cabinet Ministries/Senior Additional Secretaries to the President
Secretary General of Parliament
Chief of Staff of the Presidential Secretariat
Chairmen of the Commissions
Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration
Chief Secretaries
Presidential Adviser
Deputy Secretary to the Treasury
Secretary General of the Constitutional Council
Chairmen of the University Grants Commission
Vice Chancellor appointed under the University Act
Secretaries of State Ministries
Additional Secretaries to the President
Chief of the Defence Staff
Heads of the Armed Forces, the Police and the Solicitor General
The Commander of the Army
The Commander of the Navy
The Commander of the Air Force
The Inspector General of the Police
Solicitor General
High Court Judges
Visiting Sri Lankan High Commissioners, Ambassador and Charges de Affaires
Additional Secretaries to the Prime Minister
Additional Secretaries to the Ministries
Directors General
Commissioners General
Controllers General
Heads of Departments
Former Precedence Table for Ceylon
The Governor-General of Ceylon or Officer Administering the Government
The Prime Minister of Ceylon
The Chief Justice of Ceylon
The President of the Senate
The Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ministers of Cabinet rank (in the order of their appointment)
Ambassadors and High Commissioners (according to date of presentation of Letters of Credence or of assumption of duty) and Foreign Ministers and Envoys.
Ministers not of Cabinet rank
Attorney General
Puisne Judges
The Deputy President of the Senate, the Deputy Speaker; Parliamentary Secretaries, Deputy Chairman of Committees
Members of the Senate in their order
Members of the House of Representatives in their order
The Chairman, Public Service Commission
Members of the Public Service Commission and the Judicial Service Commission
The Secretary of the Treasury
The Permanent Secretaries; The Deputy Secretary of the Treasury (in the order of their seniority)
Auditor General
Commanding officers of Regular Ceylon Forces (if of the rank of Major General or equivalent)
Members of Class I Grade I of the Ceylon Civil Service and Members of the Special Class of the Judicial Service
Solicitor General
Members of Class I Grade II of the Ceylon Civil Service; Heads of large Departments; Members of Class I Grade I of the Judicial Service; The Secretary to the Governor-General; The Secretary to the Prime Minister.
The Clerk to the Senate
The Clerk to the House of Representatives
References
External links
Official website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Sri Lankan order of precedence
- Order of precedence
- Sri Lanka Army Order of Precedence
- Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
- Leader of the Opposition (Sri Lanka)
- Cabinet of Sri Lanka
- Deputy minister (Sri Lanka)
- Foreign relations of Sri Lanka
- Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
- Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
