Netherlands order of precedence

Order of precedence in the Netherlands

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Order of precedence in the Netherlands

1. The Royal House [Note 1] [1] [2] [3]
2. The President (and other judges) of the International Court of Justice
3. The Dean (and other foreign ambassadors) of the Corps Diplomatique
4. The President of the International Criminal Court
5. The Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
6. The Chairman Senate (Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal)
7. The Speaker of the House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal)
8. The Presidents of Parliament of Aruba, Curaçao, and St.Maarten
9. The Prime Minister
10. The Governors of Aruba, Curaçao, and St. Maarten and Prime Ministers of Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten
11. The Deputy Prime Ministers, Ministers and Ministers Plenipotentiary of Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten (Council of Ministers)
12. The Ministers of Aruba, Curaçao, and St. Maarten
13. The Minister of State
14. The Grand Master and Grand Mistress of the House of HM the King, Chief of the Military Household, Grand Officers
15. The Secretaries of State
16. The Vice-President of the Council of State
17. The President and Attorney-General of the Supreme Court
18. The President General Audit Chamber
19. The National Ombudsman

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ In the Netherlands there is a distinction being made between members of the Royal House and members the Royal Family. Members of the Royal Family are all the Dutch Royals. Find more information about the members of the Royal House on the website of the Dutch Royal Family. In The Netherlands the total order of precedence is not public, the order here are just the first officials on this list as found in several sources.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Koninkrijksrelaties, Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en (2016-06-27). "Adellijke titels en predicaten in Nederland - Adel - Hoge Raad van Adel". www.hogeraadvanadel.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-08-13.
2. ^ "Succession to the Dutch throne", Wikipedia, 2023-02-17, retrieved 2023-08-13
3. ^ admin (2011-04-21). "From Prince's Day to Accountability Day". www.houseofrepresentatives.nl. Retrieved 2023-08-13.