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An individual may use several different sets of post-nominal letters. Honours are listed first in descending order of Precedence , followed by degrees and memberships of learned societies in ascending order. Obsolete positions are not listed unless recipients, who continue to use the post-nominals even after the order becomes obsolete, are still living. THE UNITED KINGDOM See Also: British honours system Notes: {Link without Title} The letters "PC" are used only by Peers . For other Privy Counsellors , "Rt. Hon." before the name suffices. The distinction is caused because peers may already hold the title "Rt. Hon." while not being a Privy Counsellor, while the same cannot be said of commoners. {Link without Title} Esquire (or Esq. as a suffix) is now commonly used in the UK in place of the prefix Mr. in formal address, according to the "Dictionary of Genealogy" it has no real meaning. In the US it is considered in many places only to be used for lawyers. {Link without Title} The exact post-nominal for university degrees varies based on the faculty in which the degree was obtained. {Link without Title} There are too many Religious Order s, Learned Societies , Royal Academies , and professional institutions to be listed. One example is provided in each case; the format shown should be followed for other organizations, except that the initials of the organization should be substituted. {Link without Title} "Member of Parliament" is used in the UK and other Commonwealth Nations to describe members of the lower house of Parliament only. In the UK, members of the House of Commons are described Members of Parliament, but members of the House of Lords are not. {Link without Title} In the Armed Forces, two or more branches may have officers with the same or similar titles, such as "Captain," which is a position in the Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force, and Royal Marines. To differentiate between the branches, post-nominals such as "RN" are used. However, such post-nominals are not used for the higher positions, since the higher officers are differently-titled in each branch. {Link without Title} "RN" or "RNR" is used for officers with the rank of Captain or below. {Link without Title} In the Army, the initials of the regiment or corps of the officer are used as post-nominals. {Link without Title} "RAF" or "RAFVR" technically should be used for officers with the rank of Air Chief Marshal and below, though, in practice, it is used for officers with the rank of Wing Commander and below. {Link without Title} When listing the honours and awards enjoyed by any person it is customary to include the Order of St John, but this is a Royal Order and not a State Order, and so confers no precedence. The statutes of the order state (statute 32(2)) ''The letters specified … may be used … but admission or promotion to any Grade of the Order … shall not confer any rank, style, title, dignity, appellation or social precedence whatsoever. '' {Link without Title} Most institutions awarding Fellowships also award memberships. For example, whilst FRAeS is the highest award of the Royal Aeronautical Society, CRAeS (Companion) is an equivalent status but not also including professional qualifications, MRAeS is a professionally qualified member, and AMRAeS is an associate member - reflecting a lower level of professional qualification. This pattern is common, but not universal and specific postnominals can vary between societies. The Grades of the Order of St John are: AUSTRALIA See Also: Australian Honours System Notes: {Link without Title} Awarding of the Imperial Victoria Cross to Australian citizens ended when the Australian Victoria Cross was created as part of the Australian Honours System in 1991. The Australian Victoria Cross has yet to be awarded. Of the 96 Australians awarded the Victoria Cross there are two living: Edward Kenna and Keith Payne . {Link without Title} The Knight & Dame level of the Order of Australia was abolished in 1986. Those who were awarded this rank are still permitted to use the title and the postnominal letters. CANADA See Also: Canadian honours system {Link without Title} Currently there are no living Canadians permitted to utilize the postnominal letters "V.C.". Since its creation in 1993 the Canadian Victoria Cross has yet to be issued and Canada's last living recipient of the Imperial Victoria Cross , Smokey Smith , died in 2005. {Link without Title} French Canadian Privy Councilor's utilize the postnominal letters "C.P." rather than the anglophone "P.C.". There are several other cases of this in Canada such as French Canadian Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada use the letters "MSRC" instead of "FRSC". In practice, these postnominals are not usually translated from one language to another. A Privy Councilor is also entitled to be styled " The Honourable " or "L'honourable" for life. The postnominal letters are nessessary to denote that someone is a privy councilor because in Canada holding a certain office can also allow the use of "The Honourable" title. {Link without Title} UE is the only Hereditary title in Canada. It is based on Lord Dorchester 's Order in Council in 1789 which was meant to differentiate loyalists from later settlers. Entitled to use these letters are descendants of :
Although there are thousands of individuals entitled to use these letters, the practice is mostly limited to geneologists and canadian monarchists. {Link without Title} "Member of Parliament" is used in Canada and other Commonwealth nations to describe members of the lower house of Parliament only. In Canada, members of the House of Commons are described Members of Parliament, but members of the Senate are not. {Link without Title} In Canada, members of legislative assemblies are called MLAs in all provinces and territories except:
NEW ZEALAND See Also: New Zealand Honours System {Link without Title} The New Zealand Order Of Merit was created in 1996 to replace the Orders of the Bath , St Michael And St George , The British Empire , and the Companions Of Honour , as well as the distinction of Knight Bachelor , for New Zealand recipients. The two highest levels were originally Knight/Dame Grand Companion and Knight/Dame Companion and entailed elevation to knighthood. In 2000 the Queen, on the advice of Prime Minister Helen Clark , changed the titles of these levels to Principal Companion and Distinguished Companion respectively, and removed the privileges of knighthood. Those New Zealanders who were appointed to the first or second level before the change (and thus created a knight or dame) are still permitted to style themselves "Sir" or "Dame" and use the former post-nominal letters. Only those orders and decorations which are unique to New Zealand are listed, although a number of 'British' honours are still part of the New Zealand Honours System , notably those which are in the personal gift of the Sovereign, i.e. the Order Of The Garter , Order Of The Thistle , Royal Victorian Order , and the Order Of Merit . In addition there are many living New Zealanders who hold appointments in the orders which the New Zealand Order of Merit replaced. For a full list of honours see [http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/overview/order-of-wear.html listing of the correct order of wear for orders, decorations and medals in New Zealand. PAPUA NEW GUINEA See Also: Awards system of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea created their own honours system in 2004 with the first investitures being performed by The Princess Royal in September 2005. Papua New Guinea still recognises the Imperial Honours System. [http://www.pm.gov.pg/pmsoffice/pmsoffice.nsf/40d31752b13cb92c4a256b5f002c8fa4/659b6e11ce88aa0f4a25706d007edc4e//Nomination%20Information.pdf ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA {Link without Title} The Honours System of Antigua and Barbuda was created in 1998 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO See also National Awards Of Trinidad And Tobago {Link without Title} Although issued in three classes (Gold, Silver and Bronze) all three medals carry the same post-nominal letters. HONG KONG See Also: Hong Kong honours system {Link without Title} Those individuals who received British Honours prior to the handover may continue to wear the order and/or use the related post-nominal letters, however, these are not officially recognized by the Government of Hong Kong. {Link without Title} Senior Counsel is a replacement for the Queen's Counsel . Those individuals who had achieved the status of QC may continue to employ the letters in additions to JP. SEE ALSO |
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