Order of precedence in Nova Scotia

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rdf:langString The Nova Scotia order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the province of Nova Scotia. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a provincial nature. Current as of September 2022 1. * King of Canada (His Majesty Charles III) 2. * Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (Arthur LeBlanc ONS KC) 3. * Premier of Nova Scotia (Tim Houston MLA) 4. * Chief Justice of Nova Scotia (Michael Wood) 5. * Former Lieutenant Governors 6. 1. * Myra Freeman CM ONS B.A. B.Ed. 7. 2. * Mayann Francis ONS DHumL DCL 8. 3. * John James Grant CM CMM ONS CD 9. * Former Premiers 10. 1. * Russell MacLellan KC 11. 2. * John Hamm OC 12. 3. * Rodney MacDonald 13. 4. * Darrell Dexter KC 14. 5. * Stephen McNeil MLA 15. 6. * Iain Rankin MLA 16. * Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly (Keith Bain MLA) 17. * Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia 18. 1. * Allan MacMaster MLA 19. 2. * Pat Dunn MLA 20. 3. * John Lohr MLA 21. 4. * Karla MacFarlane MLA 22. 5. * Barbara Adams MLA 23. 6. * Tim Halman MLA 24. 7. * Kim Masland MLA 25. 8. * Brad Johns MLA 26. 9. * Tory Rushton MLA 27. 10. * Steve Craig MLA 28. 11. * Colton LeBlanc MLA 29. 12. * Brian Comer MLA 30. 13. * Michelle Thompson MLA 31. 14. * Jill Balser MLA 32. 15. * Greg Morrow MLA 33. 16. * Susan Corkum-Greek MLA 34. 17. * Becky Druhan MLA 35. 18. * Brian Wong MLA 36. * Leader of the Opposition (Zach Churchill MLA) 37. * Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada resident in Nova Scotia 38. 1. * Elmer MacKay PC KC 39. 2. * Peter McCreath PC 40. 3. * David Dingwall PC KC 41. 4. * Bernie Boudreau PC KC 42. 5. * Robert Thibault PC 43. 6. * Geoff Regan PC 44. 7. * Mark Eyking PC 45. 8. * Scott Brison PC 46. 9. * Peter MacKay PC KC 47. 10. * Bernadette Jordan PC 48. * Members of the Federal Cabinet who represent Nova Scotia 49. * Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Deborah K. Smith) 50. * Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Patrick J. Duncan) 51. * Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Family Division) (Lawrence O'Neil) 52. * Justices of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal 53. * Justices of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia 54. * Chief Judge of the Provincial Court (Pamela S. Williams) 55. * Associate Chief Judge of the Provincial Court (Vacant) 56. * Judges of the Provincial Court 57. * Associate Chief Judge of the Family Court (S. Raymond Morse) 58. * Judges of the Family Court 59. * Leader of the Third Party (Claudia Chender MLA) 60. * Members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly (with precedence governed by the date of their first election to the Legislature) 61. * Members of the Senate who represent Nova Scotia (with precedence governed by date of appointment) 62. 1. * Jane Marie Cordy 63. 2. * Stephen Greene 64. 3. * Michael L. MacDonald 65. 4. * Wanda Thomas Bernard CM ONS 66. 5. * Daniel Christmas 67. 6. * Mary Coyle 68. 7. * Colin Deacon 69. 8. * Stan Kutcher 70. * Members of the House of Commons who represent Nova Scotia (with precedence governed by the date of their first election to the House of Commons) 71. 1. * Andy Fillmore MP 72. 2. * Darren Fisher MP 73. 3. * Sean Fraser MP 74. 4. * Darrell Samson MP 75. 5. * Mike Kelloway MP 76. 6. * Jaime Battiste MP 77. 7. * Kody Blois MP 78. 8. * Chris d'Entremont MP 79. 9. * Lena Diab MP 80. 10. * Stephen Ellis MP 81. 11. * Rick Perkins MP 82. * Anglican Bishop of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island (Sandra Fyfe) 83. * Roman Catholic Archbishop of Halifax (Brian Joseph Dunn) 84. * Leaders of Faith Communities 85. * Consul General of France in Moncton and Halifax (Johan Schitterer) 86. * Consul General of the United States of America in Halifax (Lyra S. Carr) 87. * Mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality (Mike Savage) 88. * Commander, Maritime Forces Atlantic and Joint Task Force Atlantic, Canadian Forces (Rear-Admiral Brian Santarpia CD) 89. * Commander, 5th Canadian Division, Canadian Forces (Brigadier-General Paul Peyton, MSM CD) 90. * Commanding Officer "H" Division, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Assistant Commissioner Lee Bergerman)