Italian order of precedence

The Italian order of precedence is fixed partly by Royal Decree no. 2210 of December 16, 1927 and partly by the praxis. It's a hierarchy of officials in the Italian Republic used to direct protocol.

#The President of the Republic (Giorgio Napolitano)
#The President of the Senate of the Republic (Renato Schifani)
#The President of the Chamber of Deputies (Gianfranco Fini)
#The President of the Council of Ministers (Silvio Berlusconi)
#The President of the Constitutional Court (Franco Bile)
#Former Presidents of the Republic, in order of appointment (Francesco Cossiga, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi)
#Vice Presidents of the Senate of the Republic
#Vice Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies
#The Vice President of the Council of Ministers
#The Vice President of the Constitutional Court (Giovanni Maria Flick)
#Ministers of the Republic
#Justices of the Constitutional Court
#The Vice President of the Consiglio Superiore della Magistratura ( body of selfgoverment of the judicial system, its president 'de jure' being the President of the Republic ) (Nicola Mancino)
#The President of the National Council of Economy and Labour (Antonio Marzano)
#Deputy Ministers of the Republic
#"Questori" Senators and Deputies, in order of seniority
#Presidents of Parliamentary Commissions
#Presidents of "Giunte Regionali", or Governors of Regions
#The First President of the Supreme Court of Cassation (Nicola Marvulli)
#The President of the Council of State
#The President of the Court of Accounts
#The Governor of the Central Bank of Italy (Mario Draghi)
#The General Prosecutor of the Cassazione (Mario Delli Priscoli)
#The Attorney General of the Republic (Oscar Fiumara)
#The Chief of the Defence Staff (Adm. Giampaolo di Paola)
#Senators and Deputies, in order of appointment
#The President of the Accademia dei Lincei (Giovanni Conso)
#The President of the National Research Council (Fabio Pistella)
#The President of the Supreme Tribunal of the Waters
#The Vice President of the Council of Military Courts
#The Vice President of the High Council of Courts
#The Presidents of the Autonomous Provinces of Trento and Bolzano-Bozen
#The Deputy President of the Supreme Court of Cassation
#Mayors, in their cities
#Prefects, in their cities
#Presidents and General Prosecutors of the Court of Appeals
#Presidents of Provinces, in their cities
#The Chief of the Army Staff (Gen. Filiberto Cecchi)
#The Chief of the Navy Staff (Adm. Paolo La Rosa)
#The Chief of the Air Staff (Gen. Vincenzo Camporini)
#The President of the Permanent conference of Rectors
#Ambassadors, in order of establishment of diplomatic relations with their countries

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