Swiss order of precedence

The Swiss order of precedence is a hierarchy of important positions within the government of Switzerland. It has no legal standing but is used by ceremonial protocol.
The order of precedence is determined by the Protocol Regulations
and the Table of Precedence
of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Unless otherwise noted, precedence among persons of equal rank is determined by seniority. As a general rule, spouses share the same rank.

Table of precedence

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Governments, Parliaments and Courts
of the Confederation, Cantons and Communes

Diplomats

Armed forces

Federal administration

Religious and educational authorities

Rank	Position	Incumbent
1	President of the Confederation	Karin Keller-Sutter
2	Vice President of the Federal Council	Guy Parmelin
3	Federal Councillors	Ignazio Cassis, Viola Amherd, Albert Rösti, Élisabeth Baume-Schneider, Beat Jans
3	Commanding General	vacant in time of peace
4	President of the National Council	Maja Riniker
5	President of the Council of States	Andrea Caroni
6	Federal Chancellor	Viktor Rossi
7	President of the Federal Supreme Court	Martha Niquille
8	Former Federal Councillors	see List of members of the Federal Council
9	Presidents of the cantonal governments	see List of cantonal executives
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10	Vice Presidents of the National Council	Pierre-André Page, Katja Christ
11	Vice Presidents of the Council of States	Stefan Engler, Werner Salzmann
12	Vice President of the Federal Supreme Court
12	Bishops
13	Chief of the Armed Forces	Thomas Süssli
13	Secretaries of State
14	Members of the National Council	see List of members of the National Council
15	Members of the Council of States	see List of members of the Council of States
16	Judges of the Federal Supreme Court	see List of judges of the Federal Supreme Court
17	President of the Federal Criminal Court	Tito Ponti
18	President of the Federal Administrative Court	Jean-Luc Baechler
19	President of the Federal Patent Court	Mark Schweizer
20	Heads of Swiss diplomatic missions
20	Lieutenant Generals
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20	President of the Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology	Fritz Schiesser
21	Vice Presidents of the cantonal governments	see List of cantonal executives
22	Vice President of the Federal Criminal Court	Giuseppe Muschietti
23	Vice President of the Federal Administrative Court	Marianne Ryter
24	Vice President of the Federal Patent Court	Frank Schnyder
25	Members of the cantonal governments	see List of cantonal executives
26	Members of the Board of the Swiss National Bank	Fritz Zurbrügg, Andréa Maechler
27	Ambassadors
27	Major Generals
27		see Federal administration
28	Mayor of Bern	Alec von Graffenried
28	Rectors of universities and equivalent establishments
29	Presidents of cantonal legislatures	see List of cantonal legislatures
29	Brigadier Generals
29	Deputy directors
30	University deans and directors
31	Presidents of the cantonal courts
31	Deans of religious authorities
32	Judges of the Federal Criminal Court	see List of judges of the Federal Criminal Court
32	Professors of universities and equivalent establishments
33	Judges of the Federal Administrative Court	see List of judges of the Federal Administrative Court
34	Judges of the Federal Patent Court	see List of judges of the Federal Patent Court
35	Presidents of municipal executive authorities
36	Chancellors of cantons
36	Ministers
36	Colonels
36	Vice directors
37	Members of cantonal legislatures	see List of cantonal legislatures
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38	Lieutenant Colonels
39	Majors
39	Section heads
39	Priests and Protestant Ministers
40	Vicars