Swiss order of precedence

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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 Reglement[1] and the Table of Precedence[2] of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. The upper part of the list reads as follows:

[edit] Swiss Order of Precedence

  1. President of the Confederation (2007: Micheline Calmy-Rey)
  2. Vice-President of the Federal Council (2007: Pascal Couchepin)
  3. Federal Councillors in the order of their election by the Federal Assembly (2007: Moritz Leuenberger, Samuel Schmid, Christoph Blocher, Hans-Rudolf Merz, Doris Leuthard)
  4. The General (elected only in case of war)
  5. President of the National Council (2006/2007: Christine Egerszegi)
  6. President of the Council of States (2006/2007: Peter Bieri)
  7. Chancellor of the Confederation (Since 1999: Annemarie Huber-Hotz)
  8. President of the Federal Supreme Court (2007/2008: Arthur Aeschlimann)
  9. Former Federal Councillors in order of election (2007: Kurt Furgler, Pierre Aubert, Leon Schlumpf, Rudolf Friedrich, Alphons Egli, Otto Stich, Elisabeth Kopp, Flavio Cotti, Arnold Koller, Adolf Ogi, René Felber, Kaspar Villiger, Ruth Dreifuss, Ruth Metzler, Joseph Deiss)
  10. Presidents of the cantonal governments in the order given in the Constitution, Cardinals, Members of the Council of the Swiss Union of Evangelical Churches, and Grand Rabbis
  11. First and Second Vice Presidents of the National Council (2006/2007: André Bugnon, Chiara Simoneschi-Cortesi)
  12. First and Second Vice Presidents of the Council of States (2006/2007: Christoffel Brändli, Alain Berset)
  13. Vice President of the Federal Supreme Court (2007: Susanne Leuzinger-Naef)
  14. Bishops
  15. Secretaries of State
  16. Members of the National Council in order of election
  17. Members of the Council of States in order of election
  18. Judges of the Federal Supreme Court

[edit] References

  1. ^ Le règlement protocolaire de la Confédération (official French version) and Protocol Regulations for the Swiss Confederation (unofficial translation)
  2. ^ Préséance en Suisse (table of precedence)
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