Swiss order of precedence
{{Short description|Relative preeminence of officials for ceremonial purposes}}
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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 RegulationsProtocol regulations for the Swiss Confederation:
[https://www.eda.admin.ch/content/dam/eda/en/documents/das-eda/organisation-eda/Reglement_Protocolaire_E.pdf English (unofficial)] -
[https://www.eda.admin.ch/content/dam/eda/de/documents/das-eda/organisation-eda/Protokollreglement_de.pdf German] -
[https://www.eda.admin.ch/content/dam/eda/fr/documents/das-eda/organisation-eda/Regel_fr.pdf French] -
[https://www.eda.admin.ch/content/dam/eda/it/documents/das-eda/organisation-eda/Regel_it.pdf Italian]
and the Table of PrecedencePrecedence in Switzerland (Appendix to the Protocol regulations):
[https://www.eda.admin.ch/content/dam/eda/en/documents/das-eda/organisation-eda/JUS_2012_RPC_preseance_EN.pdf English (unofficial)] -
[https://www.eda.admin.ch/content/dam/eda/de/documents/das-eda/organisation-eda/JUS_2012_RPC_preseance_DE.pdf German] -
[https://www.eda.admin.ch/content/dam/eda/fr/documents/das-eda/organisation-eda/JUS_2012_RPC_preseance_FR.pdf French]
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
| class="wikitable" |
| Color legend |
|---|
| style="background:#F2CECE;" | Governments, Parliaments and Courts of the Confederation, Cantons and Communes |
| style="background:#CEE0F2;" | Diplomats |
| style="background:#CEF2CE;" | Armed forces |
| style="background:#F2F2CE;" | Federal administration |
| style="background:#E0CEF2;" | Religious and educational authorities |