Maltese order of precedence

Orders of precedence
Argentina Australia Bangladesh Barbados Brazil Canada Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon China Hong Kong Macau Denmark Finland France Germany India Israel Italy Jamaica Malaysia Sabah Sarawak Malta New Zealand Nepal Norway Pakistan Poland Poland-Lithuania (hist.) Philippines Romania Russia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey United Kingdom England and Wales Scotland  Northern Ireland United States

The Maltese order of precedence is a conventionally set list. It is only used as a guide for protocol.

1. President of Malta (Marie Louise Coleiro Preca)
2. Foreign heads of state/Reigning monarchs
3. Prime Minister (Joseph Muscat)
4. Deputy Prime Minister (Louis Grech)
5. Chief Justice (Silvio Camilleri)
6. Speaker of the House (Angelo Farrugia)
7. Ministers of the Government
8. Justices of the Superior Court
9. Parliamentary Secretaries
10. Members of Parliament
11. Magistrates of the Lower Court
12. Attorney General
13. Commander of the Armed Forces of Malta (Brig. Martin Xuereb)
14. Mayors, in their jurisdiction
15. Local Councillors, in their jurisdiction
16. Ambassadors, in order of establishment of diplomatic relations with their countries