TABLE OF PRECEDENCE
(as prescribed by the Proposed Table of Precedence of 2007)
1. The Governor-General – His Excellency The Most
Honourable Sir Patrick Allen, ON, GCMG, CD, KSt.J
2. Prime Minister
The Most Honourable Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP
3. Deputy Prime Minister
Honourable Dr Horace Chang, CD, MP
Leader of the Opposition – Mr Mark Golding, MP
4. Members of the Cabinet (1)
President of the Senate
Senator the Honourable Thomas Tavares-Finson, OJ, CD, KC, JP
Speaker of the House of Representatives
The Most Honourable Juliet Holness, MP
5. Former Governors-General
The Most Honourable Professor Sir Kenneth Hall,
ON, GCMG, OJ
Former Prime Ministers
The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, ON
Mr Orette Bruce Golding
The Most Honourable Percival James Patterson,
ON, OCC, KC
6. Chief Justice
The Honourable Mr Justice Bryan Sykes, OJ, CD
President of the Court of Appeal
The Honourable Mr Justice Patrick Brooks, OJ, CD
7. Ministers of State (2)
8. President of Jamaica Council of Churches
Bishop the Rev’d Christine Gooden Benguche, OD
9. Widows/Widowers of National Heroes
Widows/Widowers of Former Governors-General
Widows /Widowers of Former Heads of Government
The Most Honourable Mrs Hugh Shearer
The Most Honourable Mrs Michael Manley
The Most Honourable Mrs Edward Seaga
10. Attorney-General
Dr. Derrick McKoy, CD, KC
11. Cabinet Secretary (Head of the Civil Service)
Honourable Audrey V. Sewell, OJ, CD, JP
12. Head of the Foreign Service
Ambassador Sheila Sealy-Monteith, CD, JP
Dean of the Diplomatic Corps
His Excellency Lasford Douglas [Republic of Panama]
High Commissioners & Ambassadors (3)
Head of Delegation of the European Union
Her Excellency Ms Marianne Van Steen
Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority
His Excellency Michael Lodge
13. Members of the Privy Council (4)
14. Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives
Mr Heroy Anthony Clarke, MP
Parliamentary Secretaries (5)
15. Members of the Senate (6)
Members of the House of Parliament (7)
16. Judges of the Court of Appeal (8)
Judges of the Supreme Court (9)
17. Chairman of the Public Service Commission
Mrs Patricia Sinclair McCalla, CD
Financial Secretary
Miss Darlene Morrison, CD
Permanent Secretaries (10)
Solicitor General
Mrs Marlene Aldred, KC
Governor of the Bank of Jamaica
Mr Richard Byles
Auditor General
Mrs Pamela Monroe Ellis
Director of Public Prosecutions
Miss Paula Llewelyn, CD, KC
18. Chief of Defence Staff, Jamaica Defence Force
Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman, CD, JP, psc
Commissioner of Police
Dr. Kevin Blake, OD
19. Mayors and Chairmen of Parish Councils (11)
Except on municipal occasions when they take
precedence immediately after the Prime Minister
20. Custodes of Parishes (12)
except on formal Occasions (other than municipal
occasions) in their own parishes when they take
precedence as representatives of The
Governor-General
21. Chief of State Protocol
Ambassador Sandra Grant Griffiths, CD, JP
Resident Representative/Resident Coordinator of the
United Nations Development Programme
Mr Bruno Pouezat
Heads of Offices of International Organisations (13)
Consuls-General (14)
Members of the Consular Corps (15)
22. Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West
Indies
Professor Sir Hilary Beckles
President of the University of Technology
Dr. Kevin Brown
23. Chairmen of political parties having
representation in Parliament
General Secretaries of political parties having
representation in Parliament
24. Holders of Jamaican National Honours
Order of Merit and Order of Jamaica
Members of the Cabinet (1)
The Most Honourable Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP
Honourable Dr Horace Chang, CD, MP
Dr the Honourable Nigel Clarke, MP
Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith
The Honourable Olivia Grange, OJ, CD, MP
Honourable Edmund Bartlett, CD, MP
Dr the Honourable Christopher Tufton, MP
Honourable Desmond McKenzie, CD, MP
Honourable Delroy Chuck, KC, MP
Honourable Fayval Williams, MP
Honourable Pearnel Charles Jr, MP
Honourable Daryl Vaz, MP
Senator the Honourable Aubyn Hill
Honourable Marlene Malahoo Forte, KC, MP, JP
Honourable Floyd Green, MP
Senator the Honourable Matthew Samuda
Honourable Robert Morgan, MP, JP
Senator Dr. the Honourable Dana Morris Dixon
Ministers of State (2)
Honourable Homer Davis, CD, MP
Honourable Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, OD, MP
Honourable Zavia Mayne, MP
Honourable Alando Terrelonge, MP, JP
Honourable Marsha Smith, MP
Honourable Dr Norman Dunn, BH{M}, MP
Honourable J C Hutchinson, CD, MP
Honourable Franklin Witter, MP
High Commissioners/Ambassadors/Charge D’Affaires (3)
His Excellency Lasford Douglas [Republic of Panama]
His Excellency Juan Gonzalez Mijares [United Mexican States]
Her Excellency Lumka E. Yengeni [Republic of South Africa]
His Excellency Deryck Lance Murray [Rep of Trinidad and Tobago]
His Excellency Masakui Rungsung [Republic of India]
His Excellency Diego Bermejo Romero De Terreros [Kingdom of Spain]
Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic [Canada]
Her Excellency Angie Shakira Martinez [Dominican Republic]
His Excellency Sergey Petrovich [Russian Federation]
Her Excellency Ms Judith Slater [The United Kingdom]
Her Excellency Elza Moreira Marcelino Castro [The Federative Republic of Brazil]
His Excellency Olivier Guyonvarch [The French Republic]
His Excellency Fermin Gabriel Quinones Sanchez [Republic of Cuba]
His Excellency Noah Nickolas Perry [United States of America]
His Excellency Daojiang Chen [The People’s Republic of China]
Mr Jan Hendrik Van Thiel [The Federal Republic of Germany]
His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi [Japan]
His Excellency Jose Antonio Cabedo Espinosa [The Republic of Chile]
His Excellency Emiliana Bernard Stephenson [The Republic of Colombia]
His Excellency Ellen De Geest [The Kingdom of Belgium]
His Excellency Marcelo Angel Balbi Calvo [The Argentine Republic
Charges d’Affaires
Mr Jose Antonio Sánchez-Vegas Tortoza [The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela]
Mr Jose David Sanchez Cedeno [The Republic of Costa Rica]
Mr Jin-Wook Kim [The Republic of Korea]
Mr Tajudeen Epo Abdulkadir [The Federal Republic of Nigeria]
Members of the Privy Council (4)
The Honourable Mrs Justice (Ret’d) Zaila McCalla, OJ
The Honourable Douglas Orane, CD
The Honourable Mr Justice Ferdinand Smith, CD
The Honourable Geoffrey Madden, CD, LVO
The Honourable Dr Eileen Boxhill, CD, KC
Parliamentary Secretary (5)
Members of the Senate (6)
Government
Senator the Hon Thomas Tavares-Finson, OJ, CD, KC, JP – President
Senator Charles Sinclair, OD- Deputy President
Senator the Honourable Aubyn Hill
Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith
Senator Dr. the Honourable Dana Morris Dixon
Senator the Honourable Matthew Samuda
Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, CD
Senator Ransford Braham, CD, KC
Senator Kavan Gayle, CD
Senator Don Wehby, CD
Senator Dr Saphire Longmore-Dropinski
Senator Abka Fitz-Henley
Senator Sherene Golding Campbell
Opposition
Senator Dr Floyd Morris
Senator Lambert Brown, CD
Senator Damion Crawford
Senator Sophia Frazer-Binns
Senator Donna Scott-Mottley
Senator Janice Allen
Senator Gabriela Morris
Senator Peter Bunting
Members of the Houses of Parliament (7)
Government
The Most Honourable Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP
Honourable Edmund Bartlett, CD, MP
Mr Dave Hume Brown, MP
Honourable Dr Horace Chang, CD, MP
Honourable Pearnel Charles, Jr, MP
Honourable Delroy Chuck, KC, MP
Mr Heroy Anthony Clarke, MP
Dr the Honourable Nigel Clarke, MP
Honourable Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, OD, MP
Honourable Dr Norman Dunn, BH{M}, MP
Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, OJ, CD, MP
Honourable Floyd Green, MP
Honourable Lester ‘Mike’ Henry, OJ, CD, MP
The Most Hon Mrs Juliet Holness, MP
Honourable William J C Hutchinson, CD, MP
Honourable Marlene Malahoo Forte, KC, MP
Honourable Zavia Mayne, MP
Honourable Desmond McKenzie, CD, MP
Mr Robert Montague, CD, MP
Honourable Robert Morgan, MP
Miss Kerensia Morrison, MP
Mr James Robertson, MP
Honourable Karl Samuda, OJ, CD, MP
Honourable Audley Shaw, OJ, CD, MP
Honourable Alando Terrelonge, MP
Dr the Honourable Christopher Tufton, MP
Mrs Ann-Marie Vaz, MP
Honourable Daryl Vaz, MP
Honourable Clifford Everald Warmington, CD, MP
Dr Andrew Wheatley, MP
Honourable Fayval Williams, MP
Honourable Franklin Witter, MP
Dr Michelle Charles, MP
Miss Rhoda Crawford, MP
Miss Tamika Davis, MP
Honourable Marsha Smith, MP
Miss Krystal Lee, MP
Miss Tova Hamilton, MP
Mr Robert Miller, MP
Mr Delroy Slowley, MP
Honourable Homer Davis, CD, MP
Mr Morland Wilson, MP
Mr Donovan Williams, MP
Mr Robert Chin, MP
Mr Dwight Sibblies, MP
Mr Phillip Henriques, CD, MP
Mr Daniel Lawrence, MP
Members of the Houses of Parliament (7) (cont’d)
Opposition
Mr Mark Golding, MP – Leader of the Opposition
Dr the Honourable Peter Phillips, OJ, MP
Dr Angela Brown-Burke, MP
Miss Denise Daley, MP
Dr Morais Guy, CD, MP
Ms Lisa Hanna, MP
Mr G. Anthony Hylton, CD, MP
Mr Fitz Jackson, CD, MP
Mrs Natalie Neita Garvey, MP
Mr Phillip Paulwell, CD, MP
Mr Mikael Phillips, MP
Mr Julian Robinson, MP
Mr Hugh Graham, MP
Mr Lothan Cousins, MP
Mr George Wright, MP
Judges of the Court of Appeal (8)
The Honourable Mr Justice Patrick Brooks, OJ, CD
President
The Honourable Mrs Justice Marva McDonald-Bishop, CD (Actg)
The Honourable Mrs Justice Almarie Sinclair-Haynes, CD
The Honourable Mr Justice Frank Williams, CD
The Honourable Miss Justice Paulette Williams, CD
The Honourable Miss Justice Jennifer Straw, CD
The Honourable Miss Justice Carol Edwards, CD
The Honourable Mrs Justice Nicole Foster-Pusey, CD, KC
The Honourable Mr Justice David Fraser
The Honourable Miss Justice Nicole Simmons, CD
The Honourable Mrs Justice Vivene Harris, CD
The Honourable Mrs Justice Marcia Dunbar-Green, CD
The Honourable Mr Justice Evan Brown
The Honourable Mrs Justice Georgiana Fraser (actg)
The Honourable Mr Justice Kissock Laing (actg)
Judges of the Supreme Court (9)
The Honourable Mr Justice Bryan Sykes, OJ, CD – Chief Justice
Senior Puisne Judge
The Honourable Mrs Justice Carol Lawrence-Beswick, CD
Puisne Judges
The Honourable Mr Justice Andrew Rattray, CD
The Honourable Mr Justice Courtney Daye, CD
The Honourable Mr Justice Leighton Pusey, CD
The Honourable Miss Justice Christine McDonald, CD
The Honourable Mr Justice Martin Gayle, CD
The Honourable Mr Justice Bertram Morrison
The Honourable Mrs Justice Sarah Thompson-James, CD
The Honourable Mr Justice Kirk Anderson
The Honourable Mr Justice David Batts
The Honourable Mrs Justice Sharon George-Smith
The Honourable Mrs Justice Audre Lindo
The Honourable Miss Justice Cresencia Brown Beckford
The Honourable Mrs Justice Lorna Shelly-Williams
The Honourable Mr Justice Chester Stamp
The Honourable Mrs Justice Vinette Graham-Allen
The Honourable Mrs Justice Sonia Bertram-Linton
The Honourable Mr Justice Dale Palmer
The Honourable Miss Justice Carolyn Tie
The Honourable Mrs Justice Stephane Jackson-Haisley
The Honourable Mrs Justice Sonya Wint-Blair
The Honourable Mrs Justice Lisa Palmer-Hamilton
The Honourable Miss Justice Andrea Thomas
The Honourable Miss Justice Judith Pusey
The Honourable Miss Justice Yvonne Brown
The Honourable Mrs Justice Pettigrew-Collins
The Honourable Miss Justice Calys Wiltshire
The Honourable Mrs Justice Simone Wolfe-Reece
The Honourable Miss Justice Annmarie Nembhard
The Honourable Mrs Justice Grace Henry-McKenzie
The Honourable Miss Justice Tricia Hutchinson
The Honourable Miss Justice Carole Barnaby
The Honourable Mr Justice Vaughn Smith
The Honourable Ms Justice Tara Carr
The Honourable Mrs Justice Icolin Reid
The Honourable Mrs Natalie Hart-Hines
The Honourable Mrs Tania Mott Tulloch-Reid
The Honourable Mrs Justice Annmarie Lawrence-Grainger (Ag)
The Honourable Mrs Justice Sandria Wong-Small (Ag)
The Honourable Miss Justice Pamela Mason (Ag)
The Honourable Miss Justice Stephany Orr (Ag)
The Honourable Miss Justice Althea Jarrett (Ag.)
The Honourable Miss Justice Maxine Jackson (Ag)
The Honourable Miss Justice Sheron Barnes (Ag)
The Honourable Miss Justice Opal Smith (Ag)
The Honourable Mr. Justice Dale Staple (Ag)
Masters-in-Chambers
Miss Rosemarie Harris
Miss Pamela Mason/Acting PJ
Her Honouarable Miss Stephany Orr/Acting PJ
Mrs Kamar Anderson
Miss Sherna Reid (Ag.)
Miss Heather Carnegie (Ag.)
Miss Carla Thomas (Ag)
Miss Tamara Dickens (Ag.)
Registrars
Mrs. Nicole Walters-Wellington
Miss Kayann Anguin
Miss Comnore Bennett – Commercial
Miss Tamsyn Bailey (Ag.) – Criminal
Miss Lorna Green (Ag.) – Revenue
Permanent Secretaries (10)
The Honourable Audrey V. Sewell, OJ, CD, JP – Cabinet Secretary [OoC]
Ambassador Rocky Meade, CD, JP, PhD
Ambassador Sheila Sealy Monteith, CD, JP [MFAFT]
Miss Darlene Morrison, CD – Financial Secretary [MFPS]
Mrs Sancia Bennett Templer [MIIC]
Mrs Jennifer Griffith, CD, JP [MOT]
Mrs Marsha Henry-Martin [MLGCD]
Mrs Colette Roberts Risden, CD [MLSS]
Mrs Carol Palmer, CD, JP [MSETT]
Mr Denzil Thorpe [MCGES]
Mr Dermon Spence [MAFM]
Mr Dunstan Bryan [MOHW]
Ambassador Alison Stone Roofe [MNS]
Dr. Kasan Troupe, JP [MOEY]
Mrs Grace Ann Stewart McFarlane [MOJ]
Mr Wayne Robertson [MLCA]
Mrs Arlene Williams [MEGCC]
Supernumerary Permanent Secretary
Mr Dean-Roy Bernard [MCGES]
Mayors (11)
His Worship the Mayor Councillor Andrew Swaby
(Kingston & St Andrew)
His Worship the Mayor Councillor Joel Williams (Clarendon)
His Worship the Mayor Councillor Michael Belnavis (St Ann)
His Worship the Mayor Councillor Derrick Sangster, OD (St Elizabeth)
His Worship the Mayor Councillor Fitzroy Wilson (St Mary)
His Worship the Mayor Councillor Richard Vernon (St James)
His Worship the Mayor Councillor Louis Chin (St Thomas)
His Worship the Mayor Councillor Sheridan Samuels (Hanover)
His Worship the Mayor Councilor Danree Delancy, (Westmoreland)
His Worship the Mayor Councillor Donovan Anthony Mitchell
(Manchester)
His Worship the Mayor Councillor Norman Scott (St Catherine)
His Worship the Mayor Councillor Leon Thomas
(Portmore)
His Worship the Mayor Councillor Collen Gager (Trelawny)
His Worship the Mayor Councillor Paul Thompson (Portland)
Custodes (12)
The Honourable Marcia Bennett, CD, JP [St Thomas]
The Honourable Dr David Stair, CD, JP [Hanover]
The Honourable Steadman Fuller, CD, JP [Kingston]
The Very Reverend Canon the Honourable
Hartley Perrin, CD, JP [Westmoreland]
The Honourable Lincoln Anthony Thaxter, CD, JP [Portland] The Honourable Norma Walters, CD, JP [St Ann]
The Honourable Beryl Rochester, CD, JP [St Elizabeth]
Lt Col the Honourable Errol Johnson, CD, JP [St Mary]
Bishop The Honourable Conrad Pitkin, CD, JP [St James]
The Honourable Garfield Green, CD, JP [Manchester]
The Honourable Hugh Gentles, CD, JP [Trelawny]
The Honourable Icylin Golding, CD, JP [St Catherine]
The Honourable Ian Forbes, CD, JP [St Andrew]
The Honourable Edith Chin, JP [Clarendon]
Heads of International Organizations (13)
Mr Michael Lodge [ISA]
Mr Dennis Zulu [UNCT]
Mr Kishan Khoday [UNDP]
Dr Anna Paolini [UNESCO]
Mr Vincent Sweeney [UNEP]
Mrs Elizabeth Talbert [UNFPA]
Ms Olga Isaza [UNICEF]
Dr Richard Amenyah [UNAIDS]
Dr Jaidev Singh [USAID]
Mr Regis Chapman [UNWFP]
Ms Lilia Burunciuc [WORLD BANK]
Ms Ronke Ogunsulire [IFC]
Mrs Stacey Ann Clarke [IOM]
Mr Alexis Bonte [FAO]
Mr Anton Edmunds [IDB]
Dr Elizabeth Johnson [IICA]
Mrs Jeannelle van Glaanenweygel [OAS]
Mrs Dionne Clarke-Harris [CARDI]
Mr Alex Gainer [USAID]
Dr Eduardo Ali [CXC]
Ambassador Wayne McCook [OTN]
Mr Ian Stein [PAHO/WHO]
Members – Consuls-General and Consular Corps (14)
Mr Robert Scott [Latvia] (Dean)
Ms Majory Lesa Kennedy [Australia]
Mr Josef Forstmayr, OD [Austria]
Mrs Alveta Knight [Bahamas]
Mr Michael Subratie [Bangladesh]
Mr Winston Bayley [Barbados]
Mrs Elecif Arthurs [Belize]
Mr James Goren [Brazil]
Mr James Joseph [Czech Republic]
Mrs Lisa McGreggor Johnston [Costa Rica]
Mr John C Ramson [Denmark]
Mrs Clelia Barreto De Hunter [Ecuador]
Mrs Yodit Hylton [Ethiopia]
Mr Andrew Issa [Finland]
Mrs Sophia Grizzle Roumel [France]
Mr George Kontogeorgis [Greece]
Mr Kenneth Sylvester [Grenada]
Ms Anaitee Mills Godoy [Guatemala]
Mrs Indera Persaud [Guyana]
Mr Laszlo Bakon [Hungary]
[Iceland]
Dr Michael Banbury [Indonesia]
Mr Brian Denning [Ireland]
Mr Kenneth A.C. Henriques [Israel]
Ms Cecilia De Santis [Italy]
Mr Joseph George Handal [Jordon]
Mr Douglas Neil Gore [South Korea]
Mr Joseph Issa, OD [Malta]
Rear Admiral Peter Brady, CD, [Monaco]
Prof the Hon Dr Errol Morrison, OJ, [Namibia]
Mr Christian Tavares-Finson [Netherlands]
Senator Don Wehby, CD [New Zealand]
Mr Andrew Richard Issa [Norway]
Mr Keith Russell [Philippines]
Mrs Irena Cousins [Poland]
Mr Paul Anthony Issa [Portugal]
Ms Nicole Foga [Romania]
Mrs Rodina Reid [St. Kitts and Nevis]
Ms June P. Barbour [St. Vincent and the Grenadine]
Honourable John Issa, OJ, CD [Serbia]
Dr Rosalea Hamilton [Sierra Leone]
Mr Christopher Issa [Slovakia]
Mrs Tamara Hill [Sri Lanka]
Mrs Sandra Glasgow [Suriname]
Mr Peter Goldson [Sweden]
Mr Ueli Bangerter [Switzerland]
Professor Ishenkumba A. Kahwa, CD, PhD [Tanzania]
Mr Michael Lyn [Thailand]
Mr Arnold James Lowell Foote [Turkey]
Honourable Jasmine Sappleton [Uruguay]
Consular Agents (15)
Mrs Lillian Crichton [Canada]
Mrs Yolanda Ensignia Saez [Chile]
Mrs Paola Pereyra Byles [Peru]
Mr Kishin Samtani [South Korea]
Miss Myrtle Dwyer [Spain]
Mrs Lisa Gallimore Hyde [USA]