Guatemalan order of precedence

The order of precedence in Guatemala is a symbolic hierarchy of officials used to direct protocol. It is regulated by Presidential Decree 07-2003 of March 11, 2003.[1] signed by then President Alfonso Portillo, President of the Congress Efraín Ríos Montt and Former Interior Minister José Adolfo Reyes Calderón.

Order of precedence

Precedence is determined by the office; names of incumbents as of 2018 are listed.

1. President Jimmy Morales (and his wife Hilda Patricia Marroquín Argueta as First Lady or Spouse of the President)
2. Vice President Jafeth Cabrera (and his wife Elizabeth Genara Cortéz as Second Lady or Spouse of the Vice President)
3. President of the Congress Álvaro Arzú Escobar
4. President of the Supreme Court of Justice Néster Vásquez Pimentel
5. President of the Constitutional Court Dina Ochoa Escribá
6. President of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal María Eugenia Mijangos
7. Former Presidents or their widows/widowers (ordered by term):
   1. Vinicio Cerezo
   2. Jorge Serrano Elías
   3. Alfonso Portillo
   4. Óscar Berger
   5. Álvaro Colom
   6. Otto Pérez Molina
   7. Alejandro Maldonado
8. Former Vice Presidents or their widows/widowers:
   1. Roberto Carpio
   2. Gustavo Espina
   3. Luis Alberto Flores
   4. Juan Francisco Reyes
   5. Eduardo Stein
   6. Rafael Espada
   7. Roxana Baldetti
   8. Alfonso Fuentes Soria
9. Diplomatic corps accredited in Guatemala and accredited diplomatic corps of Guatemala
10. First Vice President of the Congress Felipe Alejos Lorenzana
11. Second Vice President of the Congress Javier Hernández Ovalle
12. Third Vice President of the Congress Dolores Beltrán
13. First Secretary of the Congress Estuardo Galdámez
14. Second Secretary of the Congress Karla Martínez
15. Third Secretary of the Congress Juan Ramón Lau
16. Fourth Secretary of the Congress Jaime Lucero
17. Fifth Secretary of the Congress Jorge Arévalo
18. Minister of Foreign Affairs Sandra Jovel
19. Minister of Interior Enrique Antonio Degenhart Asturias
20. Minister of National Defense Luis Miguel Ralda Moreno
21. Minister of Public Finances Victor Manuel Martínez Ruiz
22. Minister of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing José Luis Benito Ruiz
23. Minister of Education Óscar Hugo López Rivas
24. Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Mario Estuardo Méndez Cóbar
25. Minister of Economy Ascisclo Valladares Urruela
26. Minister of Public Health and Social Assistance Carlos Enrique Soto Menegazzo
27. Minister of Labor and Social Welfare Gabriel Bladimir Aguilera Bolaños
28. Minister of Energy and Mines Luis Alfonso Chang Navarro
29. Minister of Culture and Sports José Luis Chea Urruela
30. Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Environment and Natural Resources Alfonso Rafael Alonzo
31. Minister of Social Development Carlos Velásquez Monge
32. Attorney General of the Nation Jorge Luis Donado Vivar
33. Attorney General and Chief of Public Prosecutor's Office María Consuelo Porras
34. Attorney for Human Rights Augusto Jordán Rojas Andrade
35. Comptroller General of Accounts Carlos Mencos
36. Secretaries of State
37. Deputies of the Congress
38. Chief of Staff of the Army Julio César Paz Bone
39. Magistrates of the Supreme Court of Justice
40. Judges of the Constitutional Court
41. Magistrates of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal
42. Deputy Ministers of State
43. Departmental Governors
44. Mayors
45. Rectors of the Universities
    1. Rector of the University of San Carlos of Guatemala Murphy Paiz
46. CEOs
47. Army Officers
48. Official Commissions
49. Private Commissions

References

1. Reformas a la Ley del Ceremonial Diplomático - Decreto 07-2003 (Decree 07-2003) (in Spanish)