Order of precedence in Quebec
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The Quebec
order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the province of Quebec
. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a provincial nature.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the province of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a provincial nature.
- The Queen of Canada (Queen Elizabeth II)
- The Lieutenant Governor (Pierre DuchesnePierre DuchesnePierre Duchesne is the 28th and current Lieutenant Governor of Quebec and former secretary general of the National Assembly of Quebec.-Biography:A licentiate in Law from Université Laval, Pierre Duchesne had been a notary in Sept-Îles in 1966....
) - The Premier (Jean CharestJean CharestJohn James "Jean" Charest, PC, MNA is a Canadian politician who has been the 29th Premier of Quebec since 2003. He was leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1993 to 1998 and has been leader of the Quebec Liberal Party since 1998....
) - The Cardinals followed, when not a cardinal, by the Roman Catholic Archbishop having the status of Primate
- The President of the National Assembly (Yvon VallièresYvon VallièresYvon Vallières is a Quebec politician and teacher. He is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Richmond in the Estrie region. Formerly the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from 2003 to 2007, he is the current Chair of the Government Caucus...
, MNA) - The Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal
- The Vice-Premier
- The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and the heads of diplomatic missions
- The Leader of the Opposition
- The members of the Executive Council
- The local Archbishop or Bishop followed by the representatives of other faith communities
- The local Mayor
- The Dean of the Consular Corps in Quebec City followed by the Dean of the Consular Corps in Montréal, the heads of post of the Consular Corps residing in the capital, for events happening there, and other heads of post, governed by their respective precedence
- The vice-presidents of the National Assembly
- The chief justices of the Superior Court
- The local member of the National Assembly followed by other members
- The Secretary General of the Executive Council
- The President of the Council of the National Order of Quebec
- The chief justices of the Court of Quebec
- The rectors/principals of the local universities
- The judges of the Court of Appeal
- The Principal Secretary to the Premier followed by the deputy ministers
- The judges of the Superior Court
- The Ombudsman, the Chief Electoral Officer, the Auditor General, the presidents of the Government Agencies and Crown Corporations and the Chief of Protocol
- The judges of the Court of Quebec
- The members of the National Order of Quebec