Argentine order of precedence
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The order of precedence in Argentina
is a symbolic hierarchy of officials used to direct protocol. It is regulated by Presidential Decree 2072 of October 10, 1993, signed by then President
Carlos Menem
, and former ministers Guido di Tella
and Carlos Ruckauf
.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
is a symbolic hierarchy of officials used to direct protocol. It is regulated by Presidential Decree 2072 of October 10, 1993, signed by then President
President of Argentina
The President of the Argentine Nation , usually known as the President of Argentina, is the head of state of Argentina. Under the national Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.Through Argentine history, the...
Carlos Menem
Carlos Menem
Carlos Saúl Menem is an Argentine politician who was President of Argentina from 1989 to 1999. He is currently an Argentine National Senator for La Rioja Province.-Early life:...
, and former ministers Guido di Tella
Guido di Tella
Guido di Tella was an Argentine businessman, academic and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Relations between 1991 and 1999.-Early career:Guido José Mario Di Tella was born in Buenos Aires, 1931...
and Carlos Ruckauf
Carlos Ruckauf
Carlos Federico Ruckauf is a Peronist politician in Argentina, member of the Justicialist Party.-Biography:Carlos Federico Ruckauf was born in the western Buenos Aires suburb of Ramos Mejía. His parents separated when he was seven, and he lived in Mar del Plata, Salta, and Buenos Aires during the...
.
Current order of precedence (2007)
Precedence is determined, of course, by the office; holders will change from time to time- President of the NationPresident of ArgentinaThe President of the Argentine Nation , usually known as the President of Argentina, is the head of state of Argentina. Under the national Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.Through Argentine history, the...
(Cristina Fernández de KirchnerCristina Fernández de KirchnerCristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner , commonly known as Cristina Fernández or Cristina Kirchner is the 55th and current President of Argentina and the widow of former President Néstor Kirchner. She is Argentina's first elected female president, and the second female president ever to serve...
) - Vice-president of the Nation (Julio CobosJulio CobosJulio César Cleto Cobos is an Argentine politician, currently serving as the Vice President of Argentina alongside President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. He started his political career as member of the Radical Civic Union , becoming Governor of Mendoza in 2003...
) - Provisional President of the Senate (José PampuroJosé PampuroJosé Juan Bautista Pampuro is an Argentine politician. He is a member of the Justicialist Party, was formerly a Defense Minister and is currently a senator for Buenos Aires Province. He serves as the Senate provisional President and is second in line for the presidential succession.Pampuro was...
) - President of the Chamber of DeputiesArgentine Chamber of DeputiesThe Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Argentine National Congress. This Chamber holds exclusive rights to create taxes, to draft troops, and to accuse the President, the ministers and the members of the Supreme Court before the Senate....
(Eduardo FellnerEduardo FellnerEduardo Alfredo Fellner is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician, currently President of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies and until 2007 governor of Jujuy Province....
) - President of the Supreme CourtSupreme Court of ArgentinaThe Supreme Court of Argentina is the highest court of law of the Argentine Republic. It was inaugurated on 15 January 1863. However, during much of the 20th century, the Court and, in general, the Argentine judicial system, has lacked autonomy from the executive power...
(Justice Ricardo LorenzettiRicardo LorenzettiRicardo Luis Lorenzetti is a member of the Supreme Court of Justice of Argentina. He was elected President of the high court by his peers on November 7, 2006....
) - Living former Presidents of the Nation in order of seniority
- María Estela Martínez de Perón
- Carlos MenemCarlos MenemCarlos Saúl Menem is an Argentine politician who was President of Argentina from 1989 to 1999. He is currently an Argentine National Senator for La Rioja Province.-Early life:...
- Fernando de la RúaFernando de la RúaFernando de la Rúa is an Argentine politician. He was president of the country from December 10, 1999 to December 21, 2001 for the Alliance for Work, Justice and Education ....
- Adolfo Rodríguez SaáAdolfo Rodríguez SaáAdolfo Rodríguez Saá Páez Montero is an Argentine Peronist politician. He was the governor of the province of San Luis during several terms, and briefly served as President of Argentina.-Biography:...
- Eduardo DuhaldeEduardo Duhalde-External links:...
- Provincial GovernorsProvinces of ArgentinaArgentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city...
and the Chief of Government of Buenos Aires - Chief of Cabinet of Ministers (Anibal FernandezAníbal FernándezAníbal Domingo Fernández is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician, who served as Interior Minister for President Néstor Kirchner, Minister of Justice for President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and is currently the President's Cabinet Chief.-Biography:Born in Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province,...
) - National Cabinet MinistersGovernment of ArgentinaThe government of Argentina, functioning within the framework of a federal system, is a presidential representative democratic republic. The President of Argentina is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the President. Legislative power is vested in both the...
- General Secretary for the Presidency of the Nation (Oscar Parrilli)
- Chief of Staff of the Armed ForcesMilitary of ArgentinaThe Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, in Spanish Fuerzas Armadas de la República Argentina, are controlled by the Commander-in-Chief and a civilian Minister of Defense...
(Lt. Gen. (Air Force) Jorge Alberto Chevalier) - Commanders of each armed force (Navy, Air ForceArgentine Air ForceThe Argentine Air Force is the national aviation branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic. , it had 14,606 military and 6,854 civilian staff.-History:...
and ArmyArgentine ArmyThe Argentine Army is the land armed force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of the country.- History :...
) - Members of the Supreme CourtSupreme Court of ArgentinaThe Supreme Court of Argentina is the highest court of law of the Argentine Republic. It was inaugurated on 15 January 1863. However, during much of the 20th century, the Court and, in general, the Argentine judicial system, has lacked autonomy from the executive power...
- General Prosecutor of the Nation (Dr. Esteban Righi)
- National Prosecutor for Administrative Investigations (Dr. Manuel Garrido)
- Secretaries at the Presidency of the Nation
- Chief of the Casa Militar
- Vice-presidents of both Congress chambersArgentine National CongressThe Congress of the Argentine Nation is the legislative branch of the government of Argentina. Its composition is bicameral, constituted by a 72-seat Senate and a 257-seat Chamber of Deputies....
- Provincial Vice-governors
- Argentine Ambassadors in office abroad
- CardinalsCardinal (Catholicism)A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
- President of the Argentine Episcopal ConferenceArgentine Episcopal ConferenceThe Argentine Episcopal Conference is an episcopal conference of the Roman Catholic Church of Argentina that gathers the bishops of the country in order to discuss pastoral issues and in general all matters that have to do with the Church...
(Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio) - Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio)
- Leader of each political party block at the Senate and the Chamber of DeputiesArgentine Chamber of DeputiesThe Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Argentine National Congress. This Chamber holds exclusive rights to create taxes, to draft troops, and to accuse the President, the ministers and the members of the Supreme Court before the Senate....
- Senators and Deputies
- Archbishops
- Vice-presidents of Provincial Senates and Chambers of Deputies
- Presidents of Provincial Supreme Courts
- Major Generals (Army)
- Rear Admirals - Upper Half
- Major Generals (Air Force)
- Argentine Ambassadors based in Argentina
- President of the National Criminal Court of Appeals (Judge Juan Carlos Rodríguez Basavilbaso)
- Presidents of National and Federal Courts of Appeals
- Bishops and their equivalents in other officially-recognised religions
- Secretaries at the National Congress
- Members of the National Court of Criminal Appeals
- Members of National and Federal Courts of Appeals
- Under-Secretaries of State
- Under-Secretary of Treasury
- Commander of the Argentine Federal Police (Commissioner-Major [Néstor Vallecca)
- Commander of the Argentine National GendarmerieArgentine National GendarmerieThe Argentine National Gendarmerie is the gendarmerie and corps of border guards of Argentina.The Argentine National Gendarmerie has a strength of 12,000....
(General Commander Héctor Bernabé Schenone) - Commander of the Argentine Naval PrefectureArgentine Naval PrefectureThe Argentine Naval Prefecture, in Spanish Prefectura Naval Argentina or PNA, is a service of the Argentine Interior Ministry charged with protecting the country's rivers and maritime territory...
(Prefect Oscar Adolfo Arce) - Brigade GeneralBrigade GeneralBrigade General is a rank used in many armies to denote the lowest rank of general, corresponding to command of a brigade. The rank is mostly used in countries where it is used as a modern alternative to a previous older rank of Brigadier or Brigadier General...
s (Army) - Rear Admirals - Lower Half
- Brigade GeneralBrigade GeneralBrigade General is a rank used in many armies to denote the lowest rank of general, corresponding to command of a brigade. The rank is mostly used in countries where it is used as a modern alternative to a previous older rank of Brigadier or Brigadier General...
s (Air Force) - Argentine Chargé d'affairesChargé d'affairesIn diplomacy, chargé d’affaires , often shortened to simply chargé, is the title of two classes of diplomatic agents who head a diplomatic mission, either on a temporary basis or when no more senior diplomat has been accredited.-Chargés d’affaires:Chargés d’affaires , who were...
in office abroad - Secretaries at the Supreme Court
- Federal and National Judges
- National Directors
- ChancellorsChancellor (education)A chancellor or vice-chancellor is the chief executive of a university. Other titles are sometimes used, such as president or rector....
of National Universities - Presidents of National Academies
- President of the Central Bank of Argentina (Mercedes Marcó del PontMercedes Marcó del PontMercedes Marcó del Pont is an Argentine economist and lawmaker appointed President of the Central Bank of Argentina on February 3, 2010.-Life and times:...
) - President of the Banco de la Nación ArgentinaBanco de la Nación ArgentinaBanco de la Nación Argentina is a state-owned bank in Argentina, and the largest in the country's banking sector.-Overview:The bank was founded on October 18, 1891, by President Carlos Pellegrini by way of stabilizing the nation's finances following the Panic of 1890; its first director was...
(Juan Carlos Fábregas) - Presidents of state-owned companies (reparticiones autárquicas)
- Deputy Chancellors of National Universities
- General Directors
- Argentine Consuls in office abroad
- Argentine diplomatic AttachéAttachéAttaché is a French term in diplomacy referring to a person who is assigned to the diplomatic or administrative staff of a higher placed person or another service or agency...
s in office abroad - Director of the Argentine National Library (Horacio González)
- Director of National Museums
- DeansDean (education)In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
of National Faculties - Presidents of National Professional Associations