1. References

The Order of precedence in New Zealand is a guide to the relative seniority of constitutional office holders and certain others, to be followed, as appropriate at State and official functions. The previous order of precedence (approved^[1] and amended^[2]) is revoked and Her Majesty The Queen approved the following Order of Precedence in New Zealand effective 20 September 2018:

1. The Queen of New Zealand.^{&91;3&93;&91;4&93;}
   • Her Majesty Elizabeth II
2. The Governor-General or, while acting in the place of the Governor-General, the officer administering the Government^&91;5&93;
   • Her Excellency The Right Honourable Dame Patsy Reddy {{post-nominals|country=NZL|GNZMf|QSO|DStJ}}
3. The Prime Minister.
   • The Rt Hon. Jacinda Ardern {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}}
4. The Speaker of the House of Representatives
   • The Rt Hon. Trevor Mallard {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}}
5. The Chief Justice
   • The Rt Hon. Dame Helen Winkelmann {{post-nominals|country=NZL|GNZMf}}
6. The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps
   • His Excellency Leasi Papalii Tommy Scanlan of Samoa (12 January 2017)^&91;6&93;
7. The Deputy Prime Minister
   • The Rt Hon. Winston Peters {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP|PC}}
8. Ministers of the Crown (ordered by ministerial rank; list as of 26 October 2017)^{&91;7&93;&91;8&93;}
   • The Hon. Kelvin Davis {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}}
   • The Hon. Grant Robertson {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}}
   • The Hon. Phil Twyford {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}}
   • The Hon. Dr Megan Woods {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}}
   • The Hon. Chris Hipkins {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}}
   • The Hon. Andrew Little {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}}
   • The Hon. Carmel Sepuloni {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}}
   • The Hon. Dr David Clark {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}}
   • The Hon. David Parker {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}}
   • The Hon. Nanaia Mahuta {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}}
   • The Hon. Stuart Nash {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}}
   • The Hon. Iain Lees-Galloway {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}}
   • The Hon. Jenny Salesa {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}}
   • The Hon. Damien O'Connor {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}}
   • The Hon. Ron Mark {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}}
   • The Hon. Tracey Martin {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}}
   • The Hon. Shane Jones {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}}

   Ministers Outside of Cabinet

   • The Hon. Kris Faafoi {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}}
   • The Hon. Peeni Henare {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}}
   • The Hon. Willie Jackson {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}}
   • The Hon. Aupito William Sio {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}}

   Support Party Ministers

   • The Hon. James Shaw {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}}
   • The Hon. Julie Anne Genter {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}}
   • The Hon. Eugenie Sage {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}}
9. Former Governors-General
   • The Hon. Dame Catherine Tizard {{post-nominals|country=NZL|ONZ|GCMGf|GCVOf|DBE|QSO}} 1990–1996
   • The Rt Hon. Sir Michael Hardie Boys {{post-nominals|country=NZL|GNZM|GCMG|QSO}} 1996–2001
   • The Hon. Dame Silvia Cartwright {{post-nominals|country=NZL|PCNZM|DBE|QSO}} 2001–2006
   • The Rt Hon. Sir Anand Satyanand {{post-nominals|country=NZL|GNZM|QSO}} 2006–2011
   • The Rt Hon. Sir Jerry Mateparae {{post-nominals|country=NZL|GNZM|QSO|KStJ}} 2011–2016
10. Ambassadors and High Commissioners in New Zealand and Chargés d’Affaires accredited to New Zealand.^&91;9&93;
11. The Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives
    • The Hon. Simon Bridges {{Post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}}
12. Leaders, including co-leaders and joint leaders, of political parties represented in the House of Representatives, other than Ministers of the Crown.
    • David Seymour {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}} – Leader, ACT New Zealand (4 October 2014)
13. Members of the House of Representatives. There is no established order of precedence over members of parliament in general, although each party has its internal ranking.
14. Judges of the Supreme Court of New Zealand,^&91;10&93; the Court of Appeal^&91;11&93; and the High Court of New Zealand.^{&91;12&93;&91;13&93;}
15. Former Prime Ministers, former Speakers of the House of Representatives, former Chief Justices, and members of the Privy Council.

    Until 1999 it was traditional for the Prime Minister, senior and long-serving Ministers of the Crown, the Chief Justice and Judges of the Court of Appeal to be appointed to the Privy Council. No appointments were made from 2000, and in 2010 steps were taken to discontinue such appointments.^&91;14&93;

    Former Prime Ministers

    • The Rt Hon. Sir Geoffrey Palmer {{post-nominals|country=NZL|KCMG|ACh|SC}} (8 August 1989 – 4 September 1990)
    • The Rt Hon. Mike Moore {{post-nominals|country=NZL|ONZ|AOh}} (4 September 1990 – 2 November 1990)
    • The Rt Hon. Jim Bolger {{post-nominals|country=NZL|ONZ}} (2 November 1990 – 8 December 1997)
    • The Rt Hon. Dame Jenny Shipley {{post-nominals|country=NZL|DNZM}} (8 December 1997 – 10 December 1999)
    • The Rt Hon. Helen Clark {{post-nominals|country=NZL|ONZ|SSI}} (10 December 1999 – 19 November 2008)
    • The Rt Hon. Sir John Key {{post-nominals|country=NZL|GNZM|AC}} (19 November 2008 – 12 December 2016)
    • The Rt Hon. Sir Bill English {{post-nominals|country=NZL|KNZM}} (12 December 2016 – 26 October 2017)

    Former Speakers of the House of Representatives

    • The Rt Hon. Sir Kerry Burke (15 August 1987 – 27 October 1990)
    • The Rt Hon. Sir Robin Gray (27 October 1990 – 6 November 1993)
    • The Rt Hon. Sir Doug Kidd {{post-nominals|country=NZL|KNZM}} (12 October 1996 – 5 December 1999)
    • The Rt Hon. Jonathan Hunt {{post-nominals|country=NZL|ONZ}} (5 December 1999 – 3 March 2005)
    • The Hon. Margaret Wilson {{post-nominals|country=NZL|DCNZM}} (3 March 2005 – 8 November 2008)
    • The Rt Hon. Sir Lockwood Smith {{post-nominals|country=NZL|KNZM}} (8 November 2008 – 1 February 2013)
    • The Rt Hon. David Carter {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MP}} (1 February 2013 – 7 November 2017)

    Former Chief Justices

    • The Rt Hon. Dame Sian Elias (17 May 1999 – 13 March 2019)

    Members of the Privy Council

    • The Rt Hon. Jonathan Hunt {{post-nominals|country=NZL|ONZ}} (1 November 1989) (former Speaker of the House of Representatives, see above)
    • The Rt Hon. Sir Michael Hardie Boys (1 November 1989) (former Governor-General, see above)
    • The Rt Hon. Sir Don McKinnon {{post-nominals|country=NZL|ONZ|GCVO}} (8 April 1992)
    • The Rt Hon. Sir Bill Birch {{post-nominals|country=NZL|GNZM}} (8 April 1992)
    • The Rt Hon. Sir John Henry {{post-nominals|country=NZL|KNZM|QC}} (19 November 1996)
    • The Rt Hon. Sir Ted Thomas {{post-nominals|country=NZL|KNZM}} (19 November 1996)
    • The Rt Hon. Winston Peters (24 June 1998) (Current Deputy Prime Minister, see above)
    • The Rt Hon. Sir Doug Graham {{post-nominals|country=NZL|KNZM}} (24 June 1998)
    • The Rt Hon. Paul East {{post-nominals|country=NZL|CNZM|QC}} (24 June 1998)
    • The Rt Hon. Sir Kenneth Keith {{post-nominals|country=NZL|ONZ|KBE|QC}} (24 June 1998)
    • The Rt Hon. Sir Peter Blanchard {{post-nominals|country=NZL|KNZM}} (24 June 1998)
    • The Rt Hon. Sir Andrew Tipping (24 June 1998)
    • The Rt Hon. Wyatt Creech {{post-nominals|country=NZL|CNZM}} (24 November 1999)
    • The Rt Hon. Dame Sian Elias (24 November 1999) (Former Chief Justice, see above)
    • The Rt Hon. Simon Upton (14 December 1999)
16. Mayors of territorial authorities and chairpersons of regional councils, while in their own cities, districts and regions. In 1989, boroughs and counties were amalgamated into district councils. District mayors, and the Chatham Islands mayor could expect to be accorded this same precedence.
17. The State Services Commissioner, Chief of Defence Force, Commissioner of Police, and Officers of Parliament (The Controller and Auditor-General, Chief Ombudsman, and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment).
    • The State Services Commissioner – Iain Rennie (1 July 2008)^&91;15&93;
    • Chief of Defence Force – Lieutenant General Tim Keating {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MNZM}} (31 January 2014)
    • Commissioner of Police – Mike Bush {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MNZM}} (3 April 2014)
    • Officers of Parliament
    • : Controller and Auditor-General – John Ryan 2 July 2018^{&91;16&93;&91;17&93;}
    • : Chief Ombudsman – Dame Beverley Wakem {{post-nominals|country=NZL|DNZM|CBE}} (23 April 2008)^&91;18&93;
    • : The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment – Rt Hon. Simon Upton (16 October 2017)
18. The Solicitor-General, Clerk of the House of Representatives, and Clerk of the Executive Council when attending a function involving the exercise of the position’s specific responsibilities.
    • The Solicitor-General – Michael Heron {{post-nominals|country=NZL|QC}} (24 July 2012)
    • The Clerk of the Parliament of New Zealand – Mary Harris (13 December 2007)^&91;19&93;
    • The Clerk of the Executive Council – Michael Webster (18 March 2014)^&91;20&93;
19. Chief executives of public service and non-public service departments.^&91;21&93;
20. The Vice Chief of Defence Force, and Chiefs of Navy, Army and Air Force, and other statutory office holders.
    • Vice Chief of Defence Force Air Vice Marshal Kevin Short (31 March 2014)
    • Chief of Navy – Rear Admiral John Martin {{post-nominals|country=NZL|ONZM}} (30 November 2015)
    • Chief of Army – Major General Peter Kelly {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MNZM}} (10 September 2015)
    • Chief of Air Force – Air Vice Marshal Tony Davies {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MNZM}} (23 March 2016)
21. Consuls-General and Consuls of countries without diplomatic representation in New Zealand.
22. Members of New Zealand and British orders, and holders of decorations and medals in accordance with the Order of Wear in New Zealand.^&91;22&93;

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