Order of precedence in Nepal
The Order of precedence of Nepal is the protocol list (hierarchy) in which the functionaries and officials are listed according to their rank and office in the Government of Nepal. As the country embraces federalism, the government finalized a new order of precedence in February 2018. The earlier order of precedence was revised by adjusting some key positions, mainly with the provincial administrations in place. The President is at the top of protocol, followed by the Vice President and the Prime Minister.[1]
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The Old Nepalese Table of Order of Precedence
Order of Precedence 1990 to 2007
From the start of the parliamentary monarchy system in 1990 to the abolition of the monarchy in 2007, a different Order of precedence Table was in force in Nepal, one which gave more precedence to royal family members and career bureaucrats and Army officers over that of Members of Parliament.
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Order of Precedence 2013 to 2018
This order was endorsed by government in Feb 2013. The earlier order was made in 1990 following the restoration of democracy in which PM was in the 10th position after the members of the then royal family. But after the declaration of republic in 2008 there was absence of such a state protocol even more than four years.[2][3][4]
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Order of Precedence from 2018 to 2019
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1 | President |
2 | Vice president |
3 | Prime Minister |
4 | Chief justice, Speaker of Parliament , Chairman of National Assembly |
5 | Former President, Vice Prime-Minister , Former President, Former Prime Minister, Former Chairman Of Cabinet |
6 | Governor (each Province) |
7 | Minister of Government of Nepal, Chief minister (Inside Province), Governor (outside the province) |
8 | State Minister of Government of Nepal, vice chairman of National Planning Association, Judges of Supreme court, Speaker of Province Assembly |
9 | Province Government Minister, Member of Parliament, Member of National Assembly, state Minister of province Government, Deputy Speaker of Province Government, Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Members of Constitutional Bodies, Chief Secretary Of Government of Nepal |
10 | Member of Province Assembly, Mayor of Metropolitan city (except Kathmandu), Head of district coordination committee |
11 | Member and Commissioner of Different Commissions of Nepal, Members of National Planning Commission, Secretariat of Parliament, Chief Judges Of High Court, Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank |
12 | Secretary of Government of Nepal, Nepalese Ambassador, Ambassador of Different Countries for Nepal, Secretary Of SAARC, Mayor of Sub Metropolitan city, Deputy Mayor of Kathmandu |
13 | Mayor of Municipality, High court Judge |
14 | Province Head Of Loksewa Aayog, Member of Province Lok sewa Aayog |
15 | Vice Chairman of District Coordination Committee, Chairman Of Gaun palika, Deputy Mayors of Municipality, Judges of District Court, Secretary of Province Government, Vice Principal of University, |
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See also
References
- "New order of precedence in force". Kathmandu Post. 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- "Govt enforces new order of precedence". nepalnews.com. 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- "Cabinet puts seal on new republican state protocol". Kathmandu post. 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- "Govt okays new republican state protocol". ekantipur.com. 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2013-12-27.