Order of Precedence in Northern Ireland - Local Precedence

Local Precedence

1. The Lord Lieutenant of the County:
   • Lord Lieutenant for County Antrim (Mrs Joan Christie)
   • Lord Lieutenant for County Armagh (The Earl of Caledon)
   • Lord Lieutenant for the County Borough of Belfast (Dame Mary Peters, DBE)
   • Lord Lieutenant for County Down (David Lindsay, Esq.)
   • Lord Lieutenant for County Fermanagh (The Earl of Erne)
   • Lord Lieutenant for the County Borough of Londonderry (Dr. Donal Keegan)
   • Lord Lieutenant for County Londonderry (Denis Desmond, Esq. CBE)
   • Lord Lieutenant for County Tyrone ( Robert William Lowry Scott Esq. OBE JP )
2. The Lord Mayor:
   • The Lord Mayor of Belfast (appointed annually)
3. The (Elected) Mayor
4. The Deputy Mayor
5. Councillors
6. Justices of the Peace
7. The Town Clerk