The order of precedence in Argentina is a symbolic hierarchy of officials used to direct protocol. It is regulated by Presidential Decree 2072 of October 10, 1993, signed by then President Carlos Menem, and former ministers Guido di Tella and Carlos Ruckauf.

Current order of precedence (2007)

Precedence is determined, of course, by the office; holders will change from time to time

1. President of the Nation (Cristina Fern ndez de Kirchner)
2. Vice-president of the Nation (Julio Cobos)
3. Provisional President of the Senate (Jos Pampuro)
4. President of the Chamber of Deputies (Eduardo Fellner)
5. President of the Supreme Court (Justice Ricardo Lorenzetti)
6. Living former Presidents of the Nation in order of seniority
   1. Mar a Estela Mart nez de Per n
   2. Carlos Menem
   3. Fernando de la R a
   4. Adolfo Rodr guez Sa
   5. Eduardo Duhalde
7. Provincial Governors and the Chief of Government of Buenos Aires
8. Chief of Cabinet of Ministers (Anibal Fernandez)
9. National Cabinet Ministers
10. General Secretary for the Presidency of the Nation (Oscar Parrilli)
11. Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Lt. Gen. (Air Force) Jorge Alberto Chevalier)
12. Commanders of each armed force (Navy, Air Force and Army)
13. Members of the Supreme Court
14. General Prosecutor of the Nation (Dr. Esteban Righi)
15. National Prosecutor for Administrative Investigations (Dr. Manuel Garrido)
16. Secretaries at the Presidency of the Nation
17. Chief of the Casa Militar
18. Vice-presidents of both Congress chambers
19. Provincial Vice-governors
20. Argentine Ambassadors in office abroad
21. Cardinals
22. President of the Argentine Episcopal Conference (Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio)
23. Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio)
24. Leader of each political party block at the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies
25. Senators and Deputies
26. Archbishops
27. Vice-presidents of Provincial Senates and Chambers of Deputies
28. Presidents of Provincial Supreme Courts
29. Major Generals (Army)
30. Rear Admirals - Upper Half
31. Major Generals (Air Force)
32. Argentine Ambassadors based in Argentina
33. President of the National Criminal Court of Appeals (Judge Juan Carlos Rodr guez Basavilbaso)
34. Presidents of National and Federal Courts of Appeals
35. Bishops and their equivalents in other officially-recognised religions
36. Secretaries at the National Congress
37. Members of the National Court of Criminal Appeals
38. Members of National and Federal Courts of Appeals
39. Under-Secretaries of State
40. Under-Secretary of Treasury
41. Commander of the Argentine Federal Police (Commissioner-Major [N stor Vallecca)
42. Commander of the Argentine National Gendarmerie (General Commander H ctor Bernab Schenone)
43. Commander of the Argentine Naval Prefecture (Prefect Oscar Adolfo Arce)
44. Brigade Generals (Army)
45. Rear Admirals - Lower Half
46. Brigade Generals (Air Force)
47. Argentine Charg d'affaires in office abroad
48. Secretaries at the Supreme Court
49. Federal and National Judges
50. National Directors
51. Chancellors of National Universities
52. Presidents of National Academies
53. President of the Central Bank of Argentina (Mercedes Marc del Pont)
54. President of the Banco de la Naci n Argentina (Juan Carlos F bregas)
55. Presidents of state-owned companies (reparticiones aut rquicas)
56. Deputy Chancellors of National Universities
57. General Directors
58. Argentine Consuls in office abroad
59. Argentine diplomatic Attach s in office abroad
60. Director of the Argentine National Library (Horacio Gonz lez)
61. Director of National Museums
62. Deans of National Faculties
63. Presidents of National Professional Associations

References

Protocolo Nacional - Decreto 2072/93 (Spanish) (National Protocol - Decree 2072/93)