The Spanish order of precedence is established by the Royal Decree 2009/1983. The decree establishes the order of precedence

Order of precedence

An order of precedence is a sequential hierarchy of nominal importance of items. Most often it is used in the context of people by many organizations and governments...

 of national official activities as well as common regulations to activities organised by municipalities, autonomous communities and other public institutions. The general order established by the decree is modified if the event takes place in the capital, Madrid

Madrid

Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...

, instead of elsewhere in Spain.

Order of precedence in Madrid

1. HM The King (as the monarch)
2. The members of the Royal Family
   Spanish Royal Family
   The Royal Family of the Kingdom of Spain consists of the current king, Juan Carlos, his spouse, Queen Sofia of Spain and their direct descendants. The Spanish royal family belongs to the House of Borbón...
   
   
   1. HM The Queen
      Queen Sofía of Spain
      Queen Sofía of Spain is the wife of King Juan Carlos I of Spain.-Early life and family:Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark was born in Psychiko, Athens, Greece on 2 November 1938, the eldest child of the King Paul of Greece and his wife, Queen Frederika , a former princess of Hanover...
      
       (as the consort)
   2. HRH The Prince of Asturias
      Felipe, Prince of Asturias
      Felipe, Prince of Asturias de Borbón y de Grecia; born 30 January 1968), is the third child and only son of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain....
      
       (as the heir)
   3. HRH The Princess of Asturias
      Letizia, Princess of Asturias
      Letizia, Princess of Asturias , is the wife of Felipe, Prince of Asturias, the heir apparent to the Spanish throne...
      
       (as the heir's spouse)
   4. The Infantes of Spain in order of succession rights
      1. HRH Infanta Leonor
         Infanta Leonor of Spain
         The Infanta Leonor of Spain is the first child of Felipe, Prince of Asturias, and his wife Letizia. Her father has no sons and she is thus second in the line of succession to the Spanish throne after her father...
         
         
      2. HRH Infanta Sofia
         Infanta Sofía of Spain
         The Infanta Sofía of Spain is the second child of Felipe, Prince of Asturias and his wife Princess Letizia. As the daughter of the heir-apparent to the throne, she is styled and titled Her Royal Highness, Infanta of Spain...
         
         
      3. HRH The Duchess of Lugo
      4. HRH The Duchess of Palma de Mallorca
      5. HRH The Duchess of Badajoz
         Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz
         Infanta Pilar of Spain, Duchess of Badajoz, Grandee of Spain, Dowager Viscountess de la Torre is the elder daughter of Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona and Princess Maria Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and older sister of reigning King Juan Carlos of...
         
         
      6. HRH The Duchess of Hernani and Soria
         Infanta Margarita, Duchess of Soria
         -Ancestry:-External links:*...
         
         
      7. HRH The Duke of Calabria
         Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria
         Infante Carlos of Spain, Prince of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria, KOGF, KGCHS is the son of Don Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria and Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma .-Biography:Infante Carlos is one of two claimants of the dignity of...
         
         
      8. HRH The Duchess of Calabria
         Anne, Duchess of Calabria
         Princess Anne of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Calabria is the wife of Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria...
         
         
      9. HRH The Dowager Duchess of Calabria
3. The President of the Government
   Prime Minister of Spain
   The President of the Government of Spain , sometimes known in English as the Prime Minister of Spain, is the head of Government of Spain. The current office is established under the Constitution of 1978...
   
    (Prime Minister) - José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
   José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
   José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party . He was elected for two terms as Prime Minister of Spain, in the 2004 and 2008 general elections. On 2 April 2011 he announced he will not stand for re-election in 2012...
   
   
4. The President of the Congress of Deputies
   President of the Congress of Deputies
   The President of the Congress of Deputies is the presiding officer of the Congress of Deputies, the lower house of Spain's Cortes Generales...
   
    - José Bono
5. The President of the Senate
   Spanish Senate
   The Senate of Spain is the upper house of Spain's parliament, the . It is made up of 264 members: 208 elected by popular vote, and 56 appointed by the regional legislatures. All senators serve four-year terms, though regional legislatures may recall their appointees at any time.The last election...
   
    - Javier Rojo
   Javier Rojo
   Francisco Javier Rojo Garcia is a Spanish socialist politician, and current President of the Spanish Senate.-Early life:Rojo Garcia was born on 2 March 1949 in the city of Pamplona. He moved to Vitoria-Gasteiz when he was very young...
   
   
6. The President of the Constitutional Court
   Constitutional Court of Spain
   thumb|300px|The [[Domenico Scarlatti]] Building located in [[Madrid]], seat of the Constitutional Court of Justice of Spain.The Constitutional Court of Spain is the highest judicial body with the power to determine the constitutionality of acts and statutes of the Spanish Government. It is...
   
    - Pascual Sala Sánchez
7. The President of the General Council of the Judiciary
   General Council of the Judicial Power of Spain
   The General Council of the Judiciary is the constitutional body that governs all the Judiciary of Spain, such as courts, and judges, as it is established by the Spanish Constitution of 1978, article 122 and developed by the Organic Law 6/1985 of the Judiciary Power...
   
    and of the Supreme Court
   Supreme Court of Spain
   The Supreme Court of Spain is the highest court in Spain for all matters not pertaining to the Spanish Constitution. The court which meets in the Convent of the Salesas Reales in Madrid, consists of a president and an indeterminate number of magistrates appointed to the five chambers of the...
   
    - José Carlos Dívar Blanco
8. The Vice Presidents of the Government
   1. First Vice President of the Government and Minister of the Interior - Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba
      Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba
      Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba is a Spanish politician and a leading figure in the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party . He served in the government of Spain as Minister of Education from 1992 to 1993 and as Minister of the Interior from 2006 to 2011; in addition, he was First Deputy Prime Minister from...
      
      
   2. Second Vice President of the Government and Minister of Economy and Finance - Elena Salgado Méndez
      Elena Salgado
      Elena Salgado Méndez is a Spanish politician currently serving as the First Vice President and Minister of Economy and Finance of Spain, in the government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero...
      
      
   3. Third Vice President of the Government and Minister of Territorial Policy and Public Administration - Manuel Chaves González
      Manuel Chaves
      Manuel Chaves may refer to:* Manuel Antonio Chaves , figure in U.S.-Navajo and U.S. Civil War history* Manuel Chaves González , Second Vice President of the Spanish Government* Manuel Chaves Nogales, Spanish journalist...
      
      
9. The Ministers of the Cabinet
   1. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation - Trinidad Jimenez
      Trinidad Jiménez
      Trinidad Jiménez García-Herrera is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politician and is currently Spain's Foreign Affairs Minister....
      
      
   2. The Minister of Justice - Francisco Caamaño
   3. The Minister of Defence - Carme Chacón
      Carme Chacón
      Carme Chacón Piqueras is a Spanish politician who is currently serving as Minister of Defence in the cabinet led by Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. She is married and gave birth to her first child, a son named Miquel on 19 May 2008....
      
      
   4. The Minister of Economy and Finance (currently held by the Second Vice President)
   5. The Minister of the Interior (currently held by the First Vice President)
   6. The Minister of Public Works - José Blanco
   7. The Minister of Education - Angel Gabilondo
   8. The Minister of Labor and Immigration - Valeriano Gomez
   9. The Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism - Miguel Sebastián
   10. The Minister of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs - Rosa Aguilar
       Rosa Aguilar
       Joaquina Rosa Aguilar Rivero is a Spanish politician. She has been the mayor of Córdoba since 1999 and was shortlisted for the 2008 World Mayor award...
       
       
   11. The Minister of the Presidency - Ramon Jauregui
   12. The Minister for Public Administrations (currently held by the Third Vice President)
   13. The Minister of Health, Social Policy and Equality - Leire Pajín
       Leire Pajín
       Leire Pajín Iraola is a Spanish socialist politician and the current Minister of Health, Equality and Social Policy in the cabinet led by Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero....
       
       
   14. The Minister of Science and Innovation - Cristina Garmendia
       Cristina Garmendia
       Dr. Cristina Garmendia y Mendizábal is a Spanish businesswoman and politician, who is currently serving as Minister of Science and Innovation....
       
       
10. The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps - The Apostolic Nuncio
    Nuncio
    Nuncio is an ecclesiastical diplomatic title, derived from the ancient Latin word, Nuntius, meaning "envoy." This article addresses this title as well as derived similar titles, all within the structure of the Roman Catholic Church...
    
    
11. Ambassadors accredited to Spain
12. Former Prime Ministers by order of tenure
    1. Adolfo Suarez
       Adolfo Suárez
       Adolfo Suárez y González, 1st Duke of Suárez, Grandee of Spain, KOGF is a Spanish lawyer and politician. Suárez was Spain's first democratically elected prime minister after the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, and the key figure in the country's transition to democracy.-Parents:He is a son of...
       
       
    2. Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo
       Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo
       Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo y Bustelo, 1st Marquis of the Ría of Ribadeo and Grandee of Spain was a Spanish political figure and prime minister during the period of transition after the end of Francisco Franco's regime.-Biography:...
       
        († 2008)
    3. Felipe Gonzalez
       Felipe González
       Felipe González Márquez is a Spanish socialist politician. He was the General Secretary of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party from 1974 to 1997. To date, he remains the longest-serving Prime Minister of Spain, after having served four successive mandates from 1982 to 1996.-Early life:Felipe was...
       
       
    4. Jose Maria Aznar
       José María Aznar
       José María Alfredo Aznar López served as the Prime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004. He is on the board of directors of News Corporation.-Early life:...
       
       
13. The Presidents of the Autonomous communities of Spain
    Autonomous communities of Spain
    An autonomous community In other languages of Spain:*Catalan/Valencian .*Galician .*Basque . The second article of the constitution recognizes the rights of "nationalities and regions" to self-government and declares the "indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation".Political power in Spain is...
    
    , in order of creation
    1. The President of the Basque Country
       Lehendakari
       The President of the Basque Government , usually known in English as the Basque regional president, is the head of government of Basque Country. The president leads the executive branch of the regional government....
       
        - Patxi Lopez
       Patxi López
       Francisco Javier López Álvarez is a Spanish socialist politician and the current president of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country...
       
       
    2. The President of Catalonia - Artur Mas
    3. The President of Galicia
       President of Galicia
       Under the Galician Statute of Autonomy, the President of the Xunta of Galicia is the head of the government of the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia...
       
        - Alberto Nuñez Feijoo
       Alberto Núñez Feijóo
       Alberto Núñez Feijóo is the 5th and current President of the Xunta of Galicia.Núñez Feijóo became president in April 2009 following the regional parliamentary elections held in Galicia the previous month....
       
       
    4. The President of Andalusia
       Andalusia
       Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...
       
        - José Antonio Griñán
       José Antonio Griñán
       José Antonio Griñán Martínez is a Spanish politician of the left-of-center PSOE.As of 2009 he is a Member of the Andalusian Parliament for the district of Córdoba elected at the 2008 election and since April 23, 2009, he holds the position of President of the Andalusian Autonomous Government,...
       
       
    5. The President of Asturias
       Asturias
       The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
       
        - Vicente Álvarez Areces
    6. The President of Cantabria
       Cantabria
       Cantabria is a Spanish historical region and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community , on the south by Castile and León , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.Cantabria...
       
        - Ignacio Diego
    7. The President of the Region of Murcia - Ramón Luis Valcárcel
    8. The President of La Rioja
       La Rioja (Spain)
       La Rioja is an autonomous community and a province of northern Spain. Its capital is Logroño. Other cities and towns in the province include Calahorra, Arnedo, Alfaro, Haro, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, and Nájera.-History:...
       
        - Pedro Sanz
    9. The President of the Valencian Community
       Valencian Community
       The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia...
       
        - Francisco Camps
       Francisco Camps
       Francisco Enrique Camps Ortiz is a Spanish politician belonging to the Partido Popular who served as President of the Generalitat Valenciana, the Valencian regional administration, in the period 2003-2011.-Biography:...
       
       
    10. The President of Aragón
        Aragon
        Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
        
         - Marcelino Iglesias
    11. The President of Castile-La Mancha
        Castile-La Mancha
        Castile-La Mancha is an autonomous community of Spain. Castile-La Mancha is bordered by Castile and León, Madrid, Aragon, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia, and Extremadura. It is one of the most sparsely populated of Spain's autonomous communities...
        
         - Maria Dolores de Cospedal
        María Dolores de Cospedal
        María Dolores de Cospedal García is a Spanish People's Party politician who is the President of Castile-La Mancha and Secretary-General of the People's Party....
        
        
    12. The President of the Canary Islands
        President of the Canary Islands
        The President of the Canary Islands is the head of government of the Canary Islands, one of the 17 Autonomous communities of Spain while the monarch Juan Carlos I remains the head of state as King of the Canary Islands....
        
         - Paulino Rivero
        Paulino Rivero
        Paulino Rivero Baute is a Spanish politician and teacher. A member of the Canarian Coalition, he is the current President of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands.-Biography:...
        
        
    13. The President of Navarre
        Navarre
        Navarre , officially the Chartered Community of Navarre is an autonomous community in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Aquitaine in France...
        
         - Yolanda Barcina
    14. The President of Extremadura
        Extremadura
        Extremadura is an autonomous community of western Spain whose capital city is Mérida. Its component provinces are Cáceres and Badajoz. It is bordered by Portugal to the west...
        
         - Guillermo Fernández Vara
        Guillermo Fernández Vara
        Guillermo Fernández Vara is a Spanish politician from the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party who served as the President of Extremadura from 2007 to 2011. Fernández had previously served as Minister for Health and Social Security in Extremaduran regional governments.He studied medicine at...
        
        
    15. The President of the Balearic Islands - José Ramón Bauza
        José Ramón Bauzà
        José Ramón Bauzà is a Spanish politician and the current president of the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands.-References:...
        
        
    16. The President of the Community of Madrid - Esperanza Aguirre
        Esperanza Aguirre
        Esperanza Aguirre y Gil de Biedma, Countess of Murillo, Grandee of Spain, DBE is a Spanish politician and the current President of Madrid...
        
        
    17. The President of Castile and León
        Castile and León
        Castile and León is an autonomous community in north-western Spain. It was so constituted in 1983 and it comprises the historical regions of León and Old Castile...
        
         - Juan Vicente Herrera
    18. The Mayor-President of Ceuta
        Ceuta
        Ceuta is an autonomous city of Spain and an exclave located on the north coast of North Africa surrounded by Morocco. Separated from the Iberian peninsula by the Strait of Gibraltar, Ceuta lies on the border of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Ceuta along with the other Spanish...
        
         - Juan Jesús Vivas
    19. The Mayor-President of Melilla
        Melilla
        Melilla is a autonomous city of Spain and an exclave on the north coast of Morocco. Melilla, along with the Spanish exclave Ceuta, is one of the two Spanish territories located in mainland Africa...
        
         - Juan José Imbroda
14. The Leader of the Opposition - Mariano Rajoy
    Mariano Rajoy
    Mariano Rajoy Brey is a Spanish People's Party politician and is the Prime Minister-elect since 20 November 2011. He will be sworn into office in mid-December 2011....
    
    
15. The Mayor of Madrid - Alberto Ruiz Gallardón
16. The Head of the House of His Majesty the King
17. The President of the Council of State
18. The President of Court of Accounts
    Court of Accounts (Spain)
    In Spain, the Tribunal de Cuentas is the supreme financial accounts body, and is also responsible for both the state and the public sector's economy management, without detriment to its own jurisdiction, in accordance with the Constitution and its Organic Law.The equivalent of the Court of...
    
    
19. The Attorney General of the State
20. The Ombudsman
    Ombudsman
    An ombudsman is a person who acts as a trusted intermediary between an organization and some internal or external constituency while representing not only but mostly the broad scope of constituent interests...
    
    
21. Secretaries of State and assimilated personnel according to the precedence of their ministries
22. The Chief of the Defense Staff
23. The Chief of Staff of the Army
    Spanish Army
    The Spanish Army is the terrestrial army of the Spanish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is one of the oldest active armies - dating back to the 15th century.-Introduction:...
    
    
24. The Admiral Chief of the Naval Staff
    Spanish Navy
    The Spanish Navy is the maritime branch of the Spanish Armed Forces, one of the oldest active naval forces in the world. The Armada is responsible for notable achievements in world history such as the discovery of Americas, the first world circumnavigation, and the discovery of a maritime path...
    
    
25. The Chief of Staff of the Air Force
    Spanish Air Force
    -The early stages:Hot air balloons had been used with military purposes in Spain as far back as 1896. In 1905, with the help of Alfredo Kindelán, Leonardo Torres y Quevedo directed the construction of the first Spanish dirigible in the Army Military Aerostatics Service, created in 1896 and located...
    
    
26. Vice Presidents of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate
    Spanish Senate
    The Senate of Spain is the upper house of Spain's parliament, the . It is made up of 264 members: 208 elected by popular vote, and 56 appointed by the regional legislatures. All senators serve four-year terms, though regional legislatures may recall their appointees at any time.The last election...
    
    
27. The Chairman of the Supreme Council of Military Justice
28. The Government's Delegate in Madrid
29. The Deputy Inspector General of the First Military Region
30. The Chief of the Central Jurisdiction of the Navy
31. The Chief of the First Air Region
32. The Secretary-General of the House of His Majesty the King
33. The Head of the Military Chamber of the House of His Majesty the King
34. Under Secretaries and assimilated personnel according to the precedence of their ministries
35. The President of the Madrid Assembly
    Madrid Assembly
    The Madrid Assembly is the unicameral regional legislature of the Autonomous Community of Madrid since the approval of the Madrid Charter of Autonomy in 1983....
    
     - Elvira Rodríguez Herrer
36. Foreign Chargé d'affaires
    Chargé d'affaires
    In diplomacy, chargé d’affaires , often shortened to simply chargé, is the title of two classes of diplomatic agents who head a diplomatic mission, either on a temporary basis or when no more senior diplomat has been accredited.-Chargés d’affaires:Chargés d’affaires , who were...
    
     accredited to Spain
37. The President of the Instituto de España
38. The Chief of Protocol of the State (Director of Protocol of the Presidency of the Government)
39. Directors Generals and Assimilated Personnel
40. Ministers of the Madrid Regional Government
41. Members of the Bureau of the Madrid Assembly
    Madrid Assembly
    The Madrid Assembly is the unicameral regional legislature of the Autonomous Community of Madrid since the approval of the Madrid Charter of Autonomy in 1983....
    
    
42. The President of the Madrid High Court of Justice
43. The Chief Prosecutor of the Madrid High Court of Justice
44. Deputies and Senators for Madrid
45. The Rector of the Complutense University of Madrid
    Complutense University of Madrid
    The Complutense University of Madrid is a university in Madrid, and one of the oldest universities in the world. It is located on a sprawling campus that occupies the entirety of the Ciudad Universitaria district of Madrid, with annexes in the district of Somosaguas in the neighboring city of...
    
     (UCM) - Carlos Berzosa
46. The Rector of the Autonomous University of Madrid
    Autonomous University of Madrid
    The Autonomous University of Madrid is one of the top university of Spain and commonly known by its Spanish initials UAM or as "la Autónoma"...
    
     (UAM) - José María Sanz
47. The Rector of the Technical University of Madrid
    Technical University of Madrid
    The Technical University of Madrid or sometimes called Polytechnic University of Madrid is a Spanish University, located in Madrid. It was founded in 1971 as the result of merging different Technical Schools of Engineering and Architecture, originated mainly in the 18th century...
    
     (UPM)
48. The Rector of the National University for Distance Education (UNED)
49. The Rector of the University of Alcalá
    University of Alcalá
    The University of Alcalá is a public university located in Alcalá de Henares, a city 35 km northeast of Madrid in Spain. Founded in 1499, it was moved in 1836 to Madrid. In 1977, the University was reopened in its same historical buildings...
    
    
50. The Rector of the Carlos III University (UC3M)
51. The Rector of the Rey Juan Carlos University
    Rey Juan Carlos University
    King Juan Carlos University is a public university located in Móstoles , and distributed into four campus: Madrid, Móstoles, Alcorcón and Fuenlabrada.It's named after king Juan Carlos I of Spain...
    
     (URJC)
52. Deputy Mayors of Madrid

Order	Institution	Office	Holder
1	The Head of State Head of State A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...	The current Monarch	Juan Carlos I Juan Carlos I of Spain Juan Carlos I |Italy]]) is the reigning King of Spain.On 22 November 1975, two days after the death of General Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos was designated king according to the law of succession promulgated by Franco. Spain had no monarch for 38 years in 1969 when Franco named Juan Carlos as the...
2	The immediate Royal Family Spanish Royal Family The Royal Family of the Kingdom of Spain consists of the current king, Juan Carlos, his spouse, Queen Sofia of Spain and their direct descendants. The Spanish royal family belongs to the House of Borbón...	The Consort of the Monarch	Sofía of Greece and Denmark Queen Sofía of Spain Queen Sofía of Spain is the wife of King Juan Carlos I of Spain.-Early life and family:Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark was born in Psychiko, Athens, Greece on 2 November 1938, the eldest child of the King Paul of Greece and his wife, Queen Frederika , a former princess of Hanover...
		The Heir apparent Prince of Asturias Prince of Asturias is the historical title given to the heir to the Spanish throne. It was also the title under the earlier Kingdom of Castile. The current Prince of Asturias is Felipe, son of King Juan Carlos of Spain and Queen Sofía...	Felipe, Prince of Asturias Felipe, Prince of Asturias Felipe, Prince of Asturias de Borbón y de Grecia; born 30 January 1968), is the third child and only son of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain....
		The Consort of the Heir apparent	Letizia, Princess of Asturias Letizia, Princess of Asturias Letizia, Princess of Asturias , is the wife of Felipe, Prince of Asturias, the heir apparent to the Spanish throne...
		The Infantes of Spain	Infanta Leonor of Spain Infanta Leonor of Spain The Infanta Leonor of Spain is the first child of Felipe, Prince of Asturias, and his wife Letizia. Her father has no sons and she is thus second in the line of succession to the Spanish throne after her father... Infanta Sofia of Spain Infanta Sofía of Spain The Infanta Sofía of Spain is the second child of Felipe, Prince of Asturias and his wife Princess Letizia. As the daughter of the heir-apparent to the throne, she is styled and titled Her Royal Highness, Infanta of Spain... Infanta Elena of Spain Infanta Cristina of Spain
3	The Head of Government Head of government Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...	The President of the Government (PM)	José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party . He was elected for two terms as Prime Minister of Spain, in the 2004 and 2008 general elections. On 2 April 2011 he announced he will not stand for re-election in 2012...
4	The heads of the legislative power	The President of the Congress of Deputies President of the Congress of Deputies The President of the Congress of Deputies is the presiding officer of the Congress of Deputies, the lower house of Spain's Cortes Generales...	José Bono Martínez José Bono Martínez José Bono Martínez is a Spanish politician, born in Salobre, Albacete. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party , he is the President of the Congress of Deputies. Before that, he was the Minister of Defence of Spain from April 18, 2004, in the Government chaired by José Luis Rodríguez...
		The President of the Senate Spanish Senate The Senate of Spain is the upper house of Spain's parliament, the . It is made up of 264 members: 208 elected by popular vote, and 56 appointed by the regional legislatures. All senators serve four-year terms, though regional legislatures may recall their appointees at any time.The last election...	Javier Rojo Javier Rojo Francisco Javier Rojo Garcia is a Spanish socialist politician, and current President of the Spanish Senate.-Early life:Rojo Garcia was born on 2 March 1949 in the city of Pamplona. He moved to Vitoria-Gasteiz when he was very young...
5	The heads of the judiciary	The Chairperson of the Constitutional Court Constitutional Court of Spain thumb|300px|The [[Domenico Scarlatti]] Building located in [[Madrid]], seat of the Constitutional Court of Justice of Spain.The Constitutional Court of Spain is the highest judicial body with the power to determine the constitutionality of acts and statutes of the Spanish Government. It is...	María Emilia Casas
		The Chairperson of the General Council of the Judiciary General Council of the Judicial Power of Spain The General Council of the Judiciary is the constitutional body that governs all the Judiciary of Spain, such as courts, and judges, as it is established by the Spanish Constitution of 1978, article 122 and developed by the Organic Law 6/1985 of the Judiciary Power...  & of the Supreme Court Supreme Court of Spain The Supreme Court of Spain is the highest court in Spain for all matters not pertaining to the Spanish Constitution. The court which meets in the Convent of the Salesas Reales in Madrid, consists of a president and an indeterminate number of magistrates appointed to the five chambers of the...	Carlos Dívar
6	The Cabinet Spanish Government Spain is a constitutional monarchy whose government is defined by the Constitution of Spain. This was approved by a general referendum of the people of Spain in 1978...	First Vice President	Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba is a Spanish politician and a leading figure in the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party . He served in the government of Spain as Minister of Education from 1992 to 1993 and as Minister of the Interior from 2006 to 2011; in addition, he was First Deputy Prime Minister from...
		Second Vice President	Elena Salgado Elena Salgado Elena Salgado Méndez is a Spanish politician currently serving as the First Vice President and Minister of Economy and Finance of Spain, in the government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero...
		Third Vice President	Manuel Chaves Manuel Chaves González Manuel Chaves González is a Spanish politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party . Since 2009 he has served as the Third Vice President of the Spanish Government and since 2000 as the Chairman of PSOE...
		Minister of Foreign Affairs	Trinidad Jimenez Trinidad Jiménez Trinidad Jiménez García-Herrera is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politician and is currently Spain's Foreign Affairs Minister....
		Minister of Justice	Francisco Caamaño Francisco Caamaño Col. Francisco Alberto Caamaño Deñó [Cah-MAH-nyoh Deh-NYOH] was a Dominican soldier and politician....
		Minister of Defence	Carme Chacón Carme Chacón Carme Chacón Piqueras is a Spanish politician who is currently serving as Minister of Defence in the cabinet led by Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. She is married and gave birth to her first child, a son named Miquel on 19 May 2008....
		Minister of Economy and Finance	(currently held by the Second VP)
		Minister of the Interior	(currently held by the First VP)
		Minister of Infratucture	José Blanco
		Minister of Education	Angel Gabilondo
		Minister of Labor and Immigration	Valeriano Gomez
		Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism	Miguel Sebastián
		Minister of the Natural, Rural and Maritime Environments	Rosa Aguilar Rosa Aguilar Joaquina Rosa Aguilar Rivero is a Spanish politician. She has been the mayor of Córdoba since 1999 and was shortlisted for the 2008 World Mayor award...
		Minister of the Presidency	Ramon Jauregui
		Minister for Public Administrations	(currently held by the Third VP)
		Minister of Health and Consumption	Trinidad Jimenez Trinidad Jiménez Trinidad Jiménez García-Herrera is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politician and is currently Spain's Foreign Affairs Minister....
		Minister of Science and Innovation	Cristina Garmendia Cristina Garmendia Dr. Cristina Garmendia y Mendizábal is a Spanish businesswoman and politician, who is currently serving as Minister of Science and Innovation....
		7	The diplomatic corps Diplomatic corps The diplomatic corps or corps diplomatique is the collective body of foreign diplomats accredited to a particular country or body.The diplomatic corps may, in certain contexts, refer to the collection of accredited heads of mission who represent their countries in another state or country...	The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps	The Papal Nuncio Nuncio Nuncio is an ecclesiastical diplomatic title, derived from the ancient Latin word, Nuntius, meaning "envoy." This article addresses this title as well as derived similar titles, all within the structure of the Roman Catholic Church...
				Other ambassadors accredited to Spain
8	The former Heads of Government since the transition to democracy Spanish transition to democracy The Spanish transition to democracy was the era when Spain moved from the dictatorship of Francisco Franco to a liberal democratic state. The transition is usually said to have begun with Franco’s death on 20 November 1975, while its completion has been variously said to be marked by the Spanish... , in order of tenure	PM 1977-1981	Adolfo Suárez Adolfo Suárez Adolfo Suárez y González, 1st Duke of Suárez, Grandee of Spain, KOGF is a Spanish lawyer and politician. Suárez was Spain's first democratically elected prime minister after the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, and the key figure in the country's transition to democracy.-Parents:He is a son of... (incapacitated by AD Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease also known in medical literature as Alzheimer disease is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death... )
		PM 1981-1982	Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo y Bustelo, 1st Marquis of the Ría of Ribadeo and Grandee of Spain was a Spanish political figure and prime minister during the period of transition after the end of Francisco Franco's regime.-Biography:... († 2008)
		PM 1982-1996	Felipe González Felipe González Felipe González Márquez is a Spanish socialist politician. He was the General Secretary of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party from 1974 to 1997. To date, he remains the longest-serving Prime Minister of Spain, after having served four successive mandates from 1982 to 1996.-Early life:Felipe was...
		PM 1996-2004	José María Aznar José María Aznar José María Alfredo Aznar López served as the Prime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004. He is on the board of directors of News Corporation.-Early life:...
9	The Heads of the Autonomous Communities Autonomous communities of Spain An autonomous community In other languages of Spain:*Catalan/Valencian .*Galician .*Basque . The second article of the constitution recognizes the rights of "nationalities and regions" to self-government and declares the "indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation".Political power in Spain is... in order of initial enactment of their Charters of Autonomy	Basque Autonomous Community Basque Country (autonomous community) The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories.... : the Lehendakari Lehendakari The President of the Basque Government , usually known in English as the Basque regional president, is the head of government of Basque Country. The president leads the executive branch of the regional government....	Patxi Lopez Patxi López Francisco Javier López Álvarez is a Spanish socialist politician and the current president of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country...
		Catalonia Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an... : the President of the Generalitat de Catalunya Generalitat de Catalunya The Generalitat of Catalonia is the institution under which the autonomous community of Catalonia is politically organised. It consists of the Parliament, the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the Government of Catalonia....	Artur Mas
		Galicia: the President President of Galicia Under the Galician Statute of Autonomy, the President of the Xunta of Galicia is the head of the government of the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia...  of the Xunta de Galicia Xunta de Galicia The Xunta de Galicia is the collective decision-making body of the government of the autonomous community of Galicia, composed of the President, the Vice-President and the specialized ministers ....	Alberto Nuñez Feijoo Alberto Núñez Feijóo Alberto Núñez Feijóo is the 5th and current President of the Xunta of Galicia.Núñez Feijóo became president in April 2009 following the regional parliamentary elections held in Galicia the previous month....
		Andalusia Andalusia Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and... : the President of the Junta de Andalucía	Jose Antonio Griñan José Antonio Griñán José Antonio Griñán Martínez is a Spanish politician of the left-of-center PSOE.As of 2009 he is a Member of the Andalusian Parliament for the district of Córdoba elected at the 2008 election and since April 23, 2009, he holds the position of President of the Andalusian Autonomous Government,...
		Principality of Asturias: the President of the regional government	Vicente Álvarez Areces
		Cantabria Cantabria Cantabria is a Spanish historical region and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community , on the south by Castile and León , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.Cantabria... : the President of the regional government	Ignacio Diego
		Region of Murcia: the President of the regional government	Ramón Luis Valcárcel
		La Rioja La Rioja (Spain) La Rioja is an autonomous community and a province of northern Spain. Its capital is Logroño. Other cities and towns in the province include Calahorra, Arnedo, Alfaro, Haro, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, and Nájera.-History:... : the President of the regional government	Pedro Sanz Alonso Pedro Sanz Alonso Pedro Sanz Alonso , is a Spanish politician, President of the autonomous community of La Rioja since 1995 and member of the centre-right People's Party....
		Valencian Community Valencian Community The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia... : the President of the Generalitat Valenciana Generalitat Valenciana The Generalitat Valenciana is the generic name covering the different self government institutions under which the Spanish autonomous community of Valencia is politically organised....	Francisco Camps Francisco Camps Francisco Enrique Camps Ortiz is a Spanish politician belonging to the Partido Popular who served as President of the Generalitat Valenciana, the Valencian regional administration, in the period 2003-2011.-Biography:...
		Aragón Aragon Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza... : the President of the regional government	Marcelino Iglesias
		Castile-La Mancha Castile-La Mancha Castile-La Mancha is an autonomous community of Spain. Castile-La Mancha is bordered by Castile and León, Madrid, Aragon, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia, and Extremadura. It is one of the most sparsely populated of Spain's autonomous communities... : the President of the Junta de Comunidades	Maria Dolores de cospedal María Dolores de Cospedal María Dolores de Cospedal García is a Spanish People's Party politician who is the President of Castile-La Mancha and Secretary-General of the People's Party....
		Canary Islands Canary Islands The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union... : the President President of the Canary Islands The President of the Canary Islands is the head of government of the Canary Islands, one of the 17 Autonomous communities of Spain while the monarch Juan Carlos I remains the head of state as King of the Canary Islands....  of the regional government	Paulino Rivero Paulino Rivero Paulino Rivero Baute is a Spanish politician and teacher. A member of the Canarian Coalition, he is the current President of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands.-Biography:...
		Foral Community of Navarre Navarre Navarre , officially the Chartered Community of Navarre is an autonomous community in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Aquitaine in France... : the President of the foral government	Yolanda Barcina
		Extremadura Extremadura Extremadura is an autonomous community of western Spain whose capital city is Mérida. Its component provinces are Cáceres and Badajoz. It is bordered by Portugal to the west... : the President of the Junta de Extremadura Junta de Extremadura The Junta de Extremadura is the collegial body that performs the functions of the Government of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura. Also, in accordance with the general guidelines of the President, establishes policy and directs the administration of the Autonomous Region exercises the...	Guillermo Fernández Vara Guillermo Fernández Vara Guillermo Fernández Vara is a Spanish politician from the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party who served as the President of Extremadura from 2007 to 2011. Fernández had previously served as Minister for Health and Social Security in Extremaduran regional governments.He studied medicine at...
		Balearic Islands Balearic Islands The Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.The four largest islands are: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. The archipelago forms an autonomous community and a province of Spain with Palma as the capital... : the President of the regional government	José Ramón Bauza José Ramón Bauzà José Ramón Bauzà is a Spanish politician and the current president of the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands.-References:...
		Community of Madrid: the President of the regional government	Esperanza Aguirre Esperanza Aguirre Esperanza Aguirre y Gil de Biedma, Countess of Murillo, Grandee of Spain, DBE is a Spanish politician and the current President of Madrid...
		Castile and León Castile and León Castile and León is an autonomous community in north-western Spain. It was so constituted in 1983 and it comprises the historical regions of León and Old Castile... : the President of the Junta de Castilla y León	Juan Vicente Herrera
		Ceuta Ceuta Ceuta is an autonomous city of Spain and an exclave located on the north coast of North Africa surrounded by Morocco. Separated from the Iberian peninsula by the Strait of Gibraltar, Ceuta lies on the border of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Ceuta along with the other Spanish... : the Mayor-President of the autonomous city	Juan Jesús Vivas
		Melilla Melilla Melilla is a autonomous city of Spain and an exclave on the north coast of Morocco. Melilla, along with the Spanish exclave Ceuta, is one of the two Spanish territories located in mainland Africa... : the Mayor-President of the autonomous city	Juan José Imbroda
10	The Leader of the Opposition	Leader of the largest non-government party As of 2008: leader of the People's Party People's Party (Spain) The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship...	Mariano Rajoy Mariano Rajoy Mariano Rajoy Brey is a Spanish People's Party politician and is the Prime Minister-elect since 20 November 2011. He will be sworn into office in mid-December 2011....
11	The Mayor of the national capital	The Mayor of Madrid Mayor of Madrid The Mayor of Madrid is an elected politician who, along with Madrid City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Madrid.... , by constitutional mandate	Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Jiménez is a Spanish politician and mayor of Madrid. A stalwart of the conservative People's Party , he has previously been a leading figure in various local and national legislative bodies.-Personal life:...
12	The heads of several civil service branches	The Chief of the King's House
		The Chairman of the Council of State	Francisco Rubio Llorente
		The Chairman of the Court of Accounts Court of Accounts (Spain) In Spain, the Tribunal de Cuentas is the supreme financial accounts body, and is also responsible for both the state and the public sector's economy management, without detriment to its own jurisdiction, in accordance with the Constitution and its Organic Law.The equivalent of the Court of...
		The Attorney General	Cándido Conde-Pumpido
		The Ombudsman Ombudsman An ombudsman is a person who acts as a trusted intermediary between an organization and some internal or external constituency while representing not only but mostly the broad scope of constituent interests...	Enrique Múgica
13	Junior branches of the Government	Secretaries of State and assimilated personnel By order of creation of their ministries
14	National military chiefs	Chief of Staff of the Defence (JEMAD)	Gen. José Julio Rodríguez Fernández José Julio Rodríguez Fernández José Julio Rodríguez Fernández is a Spanish Air Force general who serves as Chief of Defence Staff of the Spanish Armed Forces...
		Chief of Staff of the Army Spanish Army The Spanish Army is the terrestrial army of the Spanish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is one of the oldest active armies - dating back to the 15th century.-Introduction:...	Gen. Fulgencio Coll Bucher Fulgencio Coll Bucher Fulgencio Coll Bucher is a Spanish general who serves as Chief of the General Staff of the Spanish Army. Coll assumed his current assignment on 18 July 2008, replacing Carlos Villar.-References:]...
		Admiral Chief of Staff of the Navy Spanish Navy The Spanish Navy is the maritime branch of the Spanish Armed Forces, one of the oldest active naval forces in the world. The Armada is responsible for notable achievements in world history such as the discovery of Americas, the first world circumnavigation, and the discovery of a maritime path...	Gen Adm. Manuel Rebollo García Manuel Rebollo García Manuel Rebollo García is a Spanish Navy admiral and current Chief of the Naval Staff.-References:...
		Chief of Staff of the Air Force Spanish Air Force -The early stages:Hot air balloons had been used with military purposes in Spain as far back as 1896. In 1905, with the help of Alfredo Kindelán, Leonardo Torres y Quevedo directed the construction of the first Spanish dirigible in the Army Military Aerostatics Service, created in 1896 and located...	Gen. José Jiménez Ruiz José Jiménez Ruiz José Jiménez Ruiz is a Spanish Air Force general who, as of July 18, 2008, is currently serving as the Chief of Staff of the Air Force.-Dates of rank:* Caballero - 1966* Alférez Alumno - 1968* Teniente - 1970* Capitán - 1974...
15	Deputy heads of the legislative power	Deputy Speakers of the Congress of Deputies	Teresa Cunillera i Mestres
			Ana María Pastor Julián
			Jorge Fernández Díaz
			Jordi Jané i Guasch
		Vice Presidents of the Senate	Isidre Molas i Batllori
			Juan José Lucas Giménez
16	Head of the Military Jurisdiction	Chairman of the Supreme Council of Military Justice
17	Central Government's Representative	Government's Delegate to Madrid
18	Regional military chiefs	Captain General of the First Military Region
		Chief Admiral of the Central Jurisdiction of the Navy
		Lieutenant General of the First Air Region
19	Royal Household Staff	Secretary General of the Royal Household
		Chief of the Military Quarter of the Royal Household
20	Heads of the Civil Service	Under secretaries an assimilated personnel
21	Head of the Regional Legislature	Speaker of the Madrid Assembly Madrid Assembly The Madrid Assembly is the unicameral regional legislature of the Autonomous Community of Madrid since the approval of the Madrid Charter of Autonomy in 1983....	Elvira Rodriguez Herrer

Order of Precedence when not in Madrid

• The King or Queen of Spain
• The Queen Consort or the Queen's Consort
• The Prince of Asturias
• The Princess Consort of Asturias
• The Infantes of Spain
• The President of the Government
• The President of the Congress of Deputies
• The President of the Senate
• The Chairperson of the Constitutional Court
• The Chairperson of the General Council of the Judiciary Power
• The First Vice president (if applicable)
• The Second Vice President (if applicable)
• The President of the Autonommous Community where the event is taking place
• Ministers of the government according to the order before mentioned.
• Dean of the Diplomatic Corps
• Foreign ambassadors accredited to Spain
• Former Prime Ministers
• Presidents of other Autonomous Communities according to the order before mentioned
• Leaders of the Opposition
• President of the Community's Legislature
• The Government's Delegate to the Autonomous Community where the event is taking place
• The Mayor of the Place
• The Chief of the House of the King
• The Chairman of the Council of State
• The Chairman of the Auditor Court
• The Attorney General
• The Ombudsman
• Secretaries of State and assimilate personnel
• The Chief of Staff of The Defence
• The Chief of Staff of the Army
• The Admiral Chief of Staff of the Navy
• The Chief of Staff of the Air Force
• Vice Presidents of the Congress and the Senate
• Chairman of the Supreme Council of Military Justice
• Captain General of the Military Region
• General Commander of the Naval Zone
• Lieutenant General of the Aerial Zone
• Commander General of the Fleet
• The Chief of the Military Quarter and Secretary General of the House of the King
• Ministers of the Autonomous Community's Government
• Members of the Bureau of the Community's Legislature
• The Chairman of the Community's High Court
• The Chief Prosecutor of the High Court
• Under Secretaries and Assimilated Personnel
• Secretaries of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate
• Foreign Chargé d'affaires accredited to Spain
• The President of the Instituto de España
• The National Chief of Protocol
• Deputy Government's delegate of the province (where applicable)
• The President of The Provincial Deputation or Insular Council (where applicable)
• Directors Generals and assimilated personnel
• Deputies and Senators for the province
• Rectors of the Universities of the University District where the event is taking place, by order of establishment
• The Insular Government's Delegate (only in Canary and Balearic Islands)
• The Chairman of the Provincial Court
• The Military Governor
• The Chief of the Naval Sector
• The Chief of the Air Sector
• Lieutenant Mayors of the Place
• Military Commanders
• Foreign Consuls

Order of Preference of Spanish Institutions in Madrid

• The Government of Spain
• The Diplomatic Corps accredited to Spain
• The Bureau of the Congress of Deputies
• The Bureau of the Senate
• The Constitutional Court
• The General Council of the Judiciary Power
• The Supreme Court
• The Council of State
• The Auditor Court
• The Office of the President
• Ministries attending to the above order
• The Instituto de España and the Royal Academies
• The Community of Madrid Executive Council
• The Madrid Assembly
• The Madrid High Court of Justice
• The Madrid City Council
• The Universities

Order of Precedence of Spanish Institutions when not in Madrid

• The Government of Spain
• The Diplomatic Corps accredited to Spain
• The Autonomic Executive Council
• The Bureau of the Congress of Deputies
• The Bureau of the Senate
• The Constitutional Court
• The General Council of the Judiciary Power
• The Supreme Court
• The Autonomic Legislature
• The Council of State
• The Auditor Court
  • The Regional High Court of Justice
• The City or Town Council
• The Office of the President
• Ministries attending to the above order
• Autonomic Ministries
• The Instituto de España and the Royal Academies
• Spanish Government's office in the Autonomous Community
• Provincial Deputation or Insular Council
• Provincial Court
• The Universities
• Foreign Consular Offices

External links

• Royal Decree 2009/1983