Order of Precedence in Northern Ireland - Gentlemen

Gentlemen

  1. The Sovereign (The Queen)
  2. The Duke of Edinburgh
  3. Sons of the Sovereign
    1. The Prince of Wales
    2. The Duke of York
    3. The Earl of Wessex
  4. Grandsons of the Sovereign
    1. The Duke of Cambridge
    2. Prince Harry of Wales
    3. Viscount Severn
    4. Peter Phillips
  5. Brothers of the Sovereign (of which there are none)
  6. Uncles of the Sovereign (none living)
  7. Nephews of the Sovereign (Viscount Linley)
  8. Grandsons of former Sovereigns being Dukes
    1. The Duke of Gloucester
    2. The Duke of Kent
  9. Grandsons of former Sovereigns not being Dukes
    1. Prince Michael of Kent
  10. The Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic archbishops of Ireland, and the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, according to the seniority of their consecration or election:
    1. Archbishop of Armagh (Roman Catholic) (Cardinal Sean Brady)
    2. Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland) (Alan Harper)
    3. Archbishop of Dublin (Roman Catholic) (Diarmuid Martin)
    4. Archbishop of Dublin (Church of Ireland) (Michael Jackson)
    5. Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (Roy Patton)
  11. The Lord High Steward (office only in existence for coronations)
  12. The Lord High Chancellor (Chris Grayling MP)
  13. The Prime Minister (David Cameron MP)
  14. Commonwealth Prime Ministers, while visiting the UK, in order of appointment
  15. The Lord High Treasurer (currently in commission)
  16. Lord President of the Council (Nick Clegg MP)
  17. Speaker of the House of Commons (John Bercow MP)
  18. The President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury)
  19. The Lord Privy Seal (Andrew Lansley MP)
  20. Ambassadors of foreign countries and High Commissioners of Commonwealth countries according to date of arrival
  21. The Lord High Constable (office only in existence coronations)
  22. The Earl Marshal (The Duke of Norfolk)
  23. The Lord High Admiral (office now held by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh)
  24. The Lord Steward of the Household (The Earl of Dalhousie)
  25. Dukes
  26. Earl of Ulster, eldest son of The Duke of Gloucester
  27. Earl of St Andrews, eldest son of The Duke of Kent
  28. Ministers, envoys, and other very important visitors from foreign countries
  29. The Lord Great Chamberlain (the Marquess of Cholmondeley)
  30. Marquesses
  31. Eldest sons of dukes
    1. Earl of Arundel and Surrey, eldest son of the Duke of Norfolk
    2. Lord Seymour, eldest son of the Duke of Somerset
    3. Earl of March and Kinrara, eldest son of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon
    4. Earl of Euston, eldest son of the Duke of Grafton
    5. Marquess of Worcester, eldest son of the Duke of Beaufort
    6. Earl of Burford, eldest son of the Duke of St Albans
    7. Marquess of Tavistock, eldest son of the Duke of Bedford
    8. Marquess of Hartington, eldest son of the Duke of Devonshire
    9. Marquess of Blandford, eldest son of the Duke of Marlborough
    10. Marquess of Granby, eldest son of the Duke of Rutland
    11. Marquess of Douglas and Clydedale, eldest son of the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon
    12. Earl of Dalkeith, eldest son of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry
    13. Marquess of Lorne, eldest son of the Duke of Argyll
    14. Marquess of Tullibardine, eldest son of the Duke of Atholl
    15. Marquess of Graham, eldest son of the Duke of Montrose
    16. Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford, eldest son of the Duke of Roxburghe
    17. Viscount Mandeville, eldest son of the Duke of Manchester
    18. Earl Percy, eldest son of the Duke of Northumberland
    19. Marquess of Douro, eldest son of the Duke of Wellington
    20. Marquess of Stafford, eldest son of the Duke of Sutherland
    21. Marquess of Hamilton, eldest son of the Duke of Abercorn
    22. Earl Grosvenor, eldest son of the Duke of Westminster
    23. Earl of Southesk, eldest son of the Duke of Fife
    24. Earl of Ulster, eldest son of the Duke of Gloucester
    25. Earl of St Andrews, eldest son of the Duke of Kent
    26. The Prince of Wales, eldest son of the Duke of Edinburgh
  32. The Lord Chamberlain of the Household (The Earl Peel)
  33. The Master of the Horse (The Lord Vestey)
  34. Earls
  35. Younger sons of dukes of Blood Royal (Lord Nicholas Windsor)
  36. Eldest sons of marquesses
    1. Earl of Wiltshire, eldest son of the Marquess of Winchester
    2. Earl of Aboyne, eldest son of the Marquess of Huntly
    3. Viscount Drumlanrig, eldest son of the Marquess of Queensberry
    4. Earl of Shelburne, eldest son of the Marquess of Lansdowne
    5. Viscount Raynham, eldest son of the Marquess Townshend
    6. Viscount Cranborne, eldest son of the Marquess of Salisbury
    7. Viscount Weymouth, eldest son of the Marquess of Bath
    8. Earl of Yarmouth, eldest son of the Marquess of Hertford
    9. Earl of Dumfries, eldest son of the Marquess of Bute
    10. Earl of Tyrone, eldest son of the Marquess of Waterford
    11. Earl of Hillsborough, eldest son of the Marquess of Downshire
    12. Earl of Belfast, eldest son of the Marquess of Donegall
    13. Earl of Bective, eldest son of the Marquess of Headfort
    14. Viscount Loftus, eldest son of the Marquess of Ely
    15. Lord Burghley, eldest son of the Marquess of Exeter
    16. Earl Compton, eldest son of the Marquess of Northampton
    17. Earl of Brecknock, eldest son of the Marquess Camden
    18. Earl of Uxbridge, eldest son of the Marquess of Anglesey
    19. Viscount Castlereagh, eldest son of the Marquess of Londonderry
    20. Earl of Mount Charles, eldest son of the Marquess Conyngham
    21. Earl of Cardigan, eldest son of the Marquess of Ailesbury
    22. Earl of Mulgrave, eldest son of the Marquess of Normanby
    23. Earl Ronaldshay, eldest son of the Marquess of Zetland
    24. Earl of Hopetoun, eldest son of the Marquess of Linlithgow
    25. Earl of Haddo, eldest son of the Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
    26. Earl of Medina, eldest son of the Marquess of Milford Haven
    27. Viscount Erleigh, eldest son of the Marquess of Reading
  37. Younger sons of dukes
    1. The Lord Thomas Fitzalan-Howard
    2. The Lord Philip Fitzalan-Howard
    3. The Lord Gerald Fitzalan-Howard
    4. The Lord Michael Fitzalan-Howard
    5. The Lord Mark Fitzalan-Howard
    6. The Lord Charles Seymour
    7. The Lord Francis Seymour
    8. The Lord Nicholas Gordon-Lennox
    9. The Lord Charles FitzRoy
    10. The Lord Edward FitzRoy
    11. The Lord Edward Somerset
    12. The Lord John Somerset
    13. The Lord Peter Beauclerk
    14. The Lord James Beauclerk
    15. The Lord John Beauclerk
    16. The Lord Robin Russell
    17. The Lord James Russell
    18. The Lord Rudolf Russell
    19. The Lord Francis Russell
    20. The Lord Hugh Russell
    21. The Lord Edward Spencer-Churchill
    22. The Lord Charles Spencer-Churchill
    23. The Lord Hugo Manners
    24. The Lord Edward Manners
    25. The Lord Roger Manners
    26. The Lord John Douglas-Hamilton
      The Lord Selkirk of Douglas, though a son of a Duke of Hamilton, takes lower rank as a life baron
    27. The Lord Patrick Douglas-Hamilton
    28. The Lord David Douglas-Hamilton
    29. The Lord John Montagu-Douglas-Scott
    30. The Lord Damian Montagu-Douglas-Scott
    31. The Lord Colin Campbell
    32. The Lord Craig Murray
    33. The Lord Ronald Graham
    34. The Lord Donald Graham
    35. The Lord Edward Innes-Ker
    36. The Lord George Innes-Ker
    37. The Lord Robert Innes-Ker
    38. The Lord Kimble Montagu
    39. The Lord Max Percy
    40. The Lord James Percy
    41. The Lord John FitzGerald
    42. The Lord Adrian FitzGerald
    43. The Lord Richard Wellesley
    44. The Lord John Wellesley
    45. The Lord James Wellesley
    46. The Lord Henry Egerton
    47. The Lord Nicholas Hamilton
    48. The Lord Anthony Hamilton
  38. Viscounts
  39. Eldest sons of earls
    1. Viscount Ingestre, eldest son of the Earl of Shrewsbury
    2. Lord Stanley of Bickerstaffe, eldest son of the Earl of Derby
    3. Lord Herbert of Cardiff, eldest son of the Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery
    4. Charles Courtenay, eldest son of the Earl of Devon
    5. Viscount Andover, eldest son of the Earl of Suffolk
    6. Viscount Feilding, eldest son of the Earl of Denbigh
    7. Lord Norreys, eldest son of the Earl of Lindsey
    8. Viscount Maidstone, eldest son of the Earl of Winchelsea
    9. Viscount Hinchingbrooke, eldest son of the Earl of Sandwich
    10. Viscount Woodstock, eldest son of the Earl of Portland
    11. Viscount Bury, eldest son of the Earl of Albermarle
    12. Viscount Deerhurst, eldest son of the Earl of Coventry
    13. Lord Balniel, eldest son of the Earl of Crawford
    14. Lord Hay, eldest son of the Earl of Erroll
    15. Lord Strathnaver, eldest son of the Earl of Sutherland
    16. Lord Aberdour, eldest son of the Earl of Morton
    17. Lord Cardross, eldest son of the Earl of Buchan
    18. Lord Montgomerie, eldest son of the Earl of Eglinton
    19. Lord Berriedale, eldest son of the Earl of Caithness
    20. Lord Doune, eldest son of the Earl of Morway
    21. Lord Glamis, eldest son of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
    22. Lord Binning, eldest son of the Earl of Haddington
    23. Viscount of Maitland, eldest son of the Earl of Lauderdale
    24. Viscount of Garnock, eldest son of the Earl of Lindsay
    25. Viscount of Dupplin, eldest son of the Earl of Kinnoull
    26. Lord Bruce of Kinloss, eldest son of the Earl of Elgin
    27. Lord Neidpath, eldest son of the Earl of Wemyss
    28. Lord Ramsay of Dalhousie, eldest son of the Earl of Dalhousie
    29. Lord Ogilvy of Airlie, eldest son of the Earl of Airlie
    30. Lord Balgonie, eldest son of the Earl of Leven
    31. Lord Huntingtower, eldest son of the Countess of Dysart
    32. Lord Daer, eldest son of the Baron Selkirk of Douglas (disclaimed Earldom of Selkirk)
    33. Lord Rosehill, eldest son of the Earl of Northesk
    34. Lord Scrymgeour, eldest son of the Earl of Dundee
    35. Lord Johnstone, eldest son of the Earl of Annandale and Hartfell
    36. Lord Cochrane, eldest son of the Earl of Dundonald
    37. Viscount of Kirkwall, eldest son of the Earl of Orkney
    38. Viscount of Reidhaven, eldest son of the Earl of Seafield
    39. Lord Dalmeny, eldest son of the Earl of Rosebery
    40. Viscount of Kelburn, eldest son of the Earl of Glasgow
    41. Lord Guernsey, eldest son of the Earl of Aylesford
    42. Viscount Chewton, eldest son of the Earl Waldegrave
    43. Viscount Petersham, eldest son of the Earl of Harrington
    44. Viscount Lymington, eldest son of the Earl of Portsmouth
    45. Lord Brooke, eldest son of the Earl of Warwick
    46. Viscount Folkestone, eldest son of the Earl of Radnor
    47. Viscount Althorp, eldest son of the Earl Spencer
    48. Lord Apsley, eldest son of the Earl Bathurst
    49. Lord Hyde, eldest son of the Earl of Clarendon
    50. Viscount of Stormont, eldest son of the Earl of Mansfield
    51. Lord Porchester, eldest son of the Earl of Carnarvon
    52. Viscount Chelsea, eldest son of the Earl Cadogan
    53. Viscount FitzHarris, eldest son of the Earl of Malmesbury
    54. Viscount Dungarvan, eldest son of the Earl of Cork
    55. Lord Ardee, eldest son of the Earl of Meath
    56. Viscount Moore, eldest son of the Earl of Drogheda
    57. Viscount Forbes, eldest son of the Earl of Granard
    58. Lord Clifton of Rathmore, eldest son of the Earl of Darnley
    59. Viscount Ikerrin, eldest son of the Earl of Carrick
    60. Viscount Boyle, eldest son of the Earl of Shannon
    61. Viscount Stopford, eldest son of the Earl of Courtown
    62. Viscount Pollington, eldest son of the Earl of Mexborough
    63. Viscount Jocelyn, eldest son of the Earl of Roden
    64. Viscount Lisburne, eldest son of the Earl of Lisburne
    65. Lord Gilford, eldest son of the Earl of Clanwilliam
    66. Viscount Dunluce, eldest son of the Earl of Antrim
    67. Lord Silchester, eldest son of the Earl of Longford
    68. Viscount Carlow, eldest son of the Earl of Portarlington
    69. Lord Naas, eldest son of the Earl of Mayo
    70. Viscount Crichton, eldest son of the Earl of Erne
    71. Lord Bingham, eldest son of the Earl of Lucan
    72. Viscount Corry, eldest son of the Earl Belmore
    73. Viscount Suirdale, eldest son of the Earl of Donoughmore
    74. Viscount Alexander, eldest son of the Earl of Caledon
    75. Lord Loughborough, eldest son of the Earl of Rosslyn
    76. Viscount Cranley, eldest son of the Earl of Onslow
    77. Viscount Grey de Wilton, eldest son of the Earl of Wilton
    78. Viscount Glentworth, eldest son of the Earl of Limerick
    79. Viscount Clive, eldest son of the Earl of Powis
    80. Viscount Merton, eldest son of the Earl Nelson
    81. Lord Oxmantown, eldest son of the Earl of Rosse
    82. Viscount Somerton, eldest son of the Earl of Normanton
    83. Viscount Lowther, eldest son of the Earl of Lonsdale
    84. Viscount Sandon, eldest son of the Earl of Harrowby
    85. Viscount Melgund, eldest son of the Earl of Minto
    86. Viscount Grimston, eldest son of the Earl of Verulam
    87. Lord Eliot, eldest son of the Earl of St Germans
    88. Viscount Boringdon, eldest son of the Earl of Morley
    89. Viscount Newport, eldest son of the Earl of Bradford
    90. Viscount Encombe, eldest son of the Earl of Elden
    91. Viscount Curzon, eldest son of the Earl Howe
    92. Viscount Durwich, eldest son of the Earl of Stradbroke
    93. Lord Langton, eldest son of the Earl Temple of Stowe
    94. Viscount Newry, eldest son of the Earl of Kilmorey
    95. Viscount Northland, eldest son of the Earl of Ranfurly
    96. Viscount Anson, eldest son of the Earl of Lichfield
    97. Viscount Granville, eldest son of the Earl Granville
    98. Lord Howard of Effingham, eldest son of the Earl of Effingham
    99. Lord Ducie, eldest son of the Earl of Ducie
    100. Lord Worsley, eldest son of the Earl of Yarborough
    101. Viscount Coke, eldest son of the Earl of Leicester
    102. Viscount Campden, eldest son of the Earl of Gainsborough
    103. Viscount Enfield, eldest son of the Earl of Strafford
    104. Viscount Dangan, eldest son of the Earl Cowley
    105. Viscount Ednam, eldest son of the Earl of Dudley
    106. Viscount Tarbat, eldest son of the Earl of Cromartie
    107. Viscount Carlton, eldest son of the Earl of Wharncliffe
    108. Viscount Garmoyle, eldest son of the Earl Cairns
    109. Viscount Wolmer, eldest son of the Earl of Selborne
    110. Lord Medway, eldest son of the Earl of Cranbrook
    111. Viscount Errington, eldest son of the Earl of Cromer
    112. Viscount Hawkesbury, eldest son of the Earl of Liverpool
    113. Viscount Borodale, eldest son of the Earl Beatty
    114. Viscount Dawick, eldest son of the Earl Haig
    115. Viscount Asquith, eldest son of the Earl of Oxford
    116. Viscount Jellicoe, eldest son of the Earl Jellicoe
    117. Viscount Clanfield, eldest son of the Earl Peel
    118. Lord Irwin, eldest son of the Earl of Halifax
    119. Viscount Ruthven of Canberra, eldest son of the Earl of Gowrie
    120. Viscount Gwynedd, eldest son of the Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor
    121. Lord Romsey, eldest son of the Countess Mountbatten of Burma
    122. Viscount Linley, eldest son of the Earl of Snowdon
    123. Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden, eldest son of the Earl of Stockton
  40. The Lord Frederick Windsor
  41. Younger sons of marquesses
  42. The Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic Bishops, according to seniority of consecration
  43. Secretaries of State, if of the degree of a baron (none)
  44. Barons and Lords of Parliament
  45. The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland (Sir C. Declan Morgan)
  46. Treasurer of the Household (John Randall MP)
  47. Comptroller of the Household (Alistair Carmichael MP)
  48. Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (Greg Knight MP)
  49. Secretaries of State under the degree of baron
    1. William Hague MP (Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
    2. Chris Grayling MP (Secretary of State for Justice; ranks higher as Lord Chancellor)
    3. Philip Hammond MP (Secretary of State for Defence)
    4. Dr Vince Cable MP (Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills)
    5. Iain Duncan Smith MP (Secretary of State for Work and Pensions)
    6. Ed Davey MP (Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change)
    7. Jeremy Hunt MP (Secretary of State for Health)
    8. Michael Gove MP (Secretary of State for Education)
    9. Eric Pickles MP (Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government)
    10. Owen Paterson MP (Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
    11. Michael Moore MP (Secretary of State for Scotland)
    12. Patrick McLoughlin MP (Secretary of State for Transport)
      The Secretaries of State for the Home Department; for Northern Ireland; for International Development and for Culture, Olympics, Media, and Sport are women
  50. Eldest sons of viscounts
  51. Younger sons of earls
  52. Eldest sons of barons
  53. Knights of the Garter
  54. Knights of the Thistle
  55. Knights of St. Patrick (none, order dormant)
  56. Privy Counsellors
  57. Lords Justices of Appeal of Northern Ireland
  58. Judges of the High Court of Northern Ireland
  59. Younger sons of viscounts
  60. Younger sons of barons
  61. Baronets
  62. Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
  63. Knights Grand Commanders of the Order of the Star of India (none, order dormant)
  64. Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
  65. Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (none, order dormant)
  66. Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
  67. Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
  68. Knights Commanders of the Order of the Bath
  69. Knights Commanders of the Order of the Star of India (none, order dormant)
  70. Knights Commanders of the Order of St Michael and St George
  71. Knights Commanders of the Order of the Indian Empire (none, order dormant)
  72. Knights Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
  73. Knights Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
  74. Knights Bachelor
  75. County Court Judges in Northern Ireland and Recorders of Boroughs
  76. Companions of the Order of the Bath
  77. Companions of the Order of the Star of India (none, order dormant)
  78. Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
  79. Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire (none, order dormant)
  80. Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
  81. Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
  82. Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
  83. Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
  84. Officers of the Order of the British Empire
  85. Companions of the Imperial Service Order
  86. Eldest sons of younger sons of peers
  87. Eldest sons of baronets
  88. Eldest sons of Knights of the Garter
  89. Eldest sons of Knights of the Thistle
  90. Eldest sons of Knights of St Patrick
  91. Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
  92. Eldest sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India
  93. Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
  94. Eldest sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
  95. Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
  96. Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
  97. Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
  98. Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
  99. Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
  100. Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
  101. Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
  102. Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  103. Members of the Royal Victorian Order
  104. Members of the Order of the British Empire
  105. Younger sons of baronets
  106. Younger sons of Knights of the Garter
  107. Younger sons of Knights of the Thistle
  108. Younger sons of Knights of St Patrick
  109. Younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
  110. Younger sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India
  111. Younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
  112. Younger sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
  113. Younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
  114. Younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
  115. Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
  116. Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
  117. Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
  118. Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
  119. Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
  120. Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  121. The Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service (Malcolm McKibbin)
  122. The Permanent Secretary to the Department of Finance and Personnel (Stephen Peover)
  123. The Permanent Secretary to the Department of Education (Paul Sweeney)
  124. The Permanent Secretary to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (Gerry Lavery)
  125. The Permanent Secretary to the Department of the Environment (Leo O'Reilly)
  126. The Permanent Secretary to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (David Sterling)
  127. The Permanent Secretary to the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (Andrew McCormick)
  128. The Permanent Secretary to the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (Rosalie Flanagan)
  129. The Permanent Secretary to the Department for Employment and Learning (Alan Shannon)
  130. The Permanent Secretary to the Department of Regional Development (David Orr)
  131. The Permanent Secretary to the Department of Social Development (William Haire)
  132. The Clerk of the Northern Ireland Assembly (Arthur Moir)
  133. The Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland (Kieran Donnelly)
  134. The Examiner of Statutory Rules (Gordon Nabney)
  135. The Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland (O G Paulin)
  136. Queen's Counsel of Northern Ireland
  137. The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (Matt Baggott)

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