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Not to be confused withThe Right HonourableorThe Most Honourable.

The Honourable(Commonwealth English) orThe Honorable(American English;see spelling differences) (abbreviation:Hon.,Hon'ble,or variations) is anhonorificstylethat is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain people, usually with official governmental or diplomatic positions.

Use by governments

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International diplomacy

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In international diplomatic relations, representatives of foreign states are often styled asThe Honourable.Deputy chiefs of mission,chargés d'affaires,consuls-general, consuls and honorary consuls are always given the style. All heads of consular posts, whether they are honorary or career postholders, are accorded the style according to theState Department of the United States.[1]However, the styleExcellencyinstead ofThe Honourableis used for ambassadors andhigh commissionersonly.

Africa

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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In theDemocratic Republic of the Congo,the prefix 'Honourable' or 'Hon.' is used for members of both chambers of theParliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Informally, senators are sometimes given the higher style of 'Venerable'.[citation needed]

Ghana

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The style of Honourable is accordedmembers of parliamentinGhana.It is also extended to certain grades of Royal Orders awarded by Ghana's sub-national Kingdoms.[citation needed]

Kenya

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The style Honourable is used to address members of theKenyan parliament.Traditionally, members of Parliament are not allowed to call each other by name in the chambers, but rather use the terms "Honourable colleague" or "Honorable Member for...".[2]The written form isHon. [Last Name], [First Name]orHonourable [Last Name]orHonourable[Position] (e.g.Honourable Speaker).

Mauritius

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Recipients of the rank of Grand Officer or above of theOrder of the Star and Key of the Indian Oceanand persons knighted by QueenElizabeth IIare automatically entitled to prefixThe Hon,HonsorThe Honourableto their name. Commanders and Officers may request permission from the President to use this prefix. Recipients of the order who are not Mauritian citizens may not use the prefix or post-nominals unless granted permission by the President. All 70 members of theNational Assemblyalso use this prefix, including all Cabinet ministers.

South Africa

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All members of theSouth African parliamentand the nineprovincial legislaturesare entitled to this prefix.

Europe

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Germany

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A rough equivalent of the styleHonourablewould beHochwohlgeboren'high well-born', which was used until 1918 for all members of noble families not having any higher style. Its application to bourgeois dignitaries became common in the 19th century, though it has faded since and was always of doubtful correctness.

EhrwürdigorEhrwürden,the literal translation of 'honourable', is used forCatholicclergyandreligious—with the exceptions of priests and abbesses, who areHochwürden'reverend'. A subdeacon isWohlehrwürden'very honourable'; a deacon isHochehrwürden'right honourable'.

Ireland

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In Ireland, all judges of the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court are referred to asThe Honourable Mr/Ms Justice.[3]

Italy

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In Italy, the styleThe Honourable(Italian:Onorevole) is customarily used to refer to a member of theChamber of Deputies.Former members of parliament can maintain the style.[4]

Malta

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All members of the unicameralParliament of Maltaare entitled to this prefix.

The Netherlands

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An extensive system of honorifics used to be in place in the Netherlands. In a more formal setting it still is.De weledele heer/vrouwe'the honourable lord/lady' is used for the genteel bourgeoisie. The middle classes are instead addressed withDe heer/mevrouw'sir/madam', which is the equivalent ofMr/Msin English.

Also typical is the use ofDe weledelgeboren heer/vrouwe'the well-born lord/lady', for students at universities, traditionally children of the genteel bourgeoisie.

The system adds honorifics based on prestige for military officers based on rank, barristers, prosecutors, judges, members of parliament, government ministers, nobles, clergy, and for academic degrees of master's and above.

In the Dutch language,Mris a formal and academic title, for both men and women, protected by Dutch law. It stands forMeester'master', and is strictly reserved for holders of a master's degree in law (LL.M.) who are qualified to practice law. Holders are addressed asDe weledelgestrenge heer/vrouwe Mr'the honourable strict lord/lady master', followed by their name.

Spain

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In the Spanish Autonomous Community ofCataloniathe word Honorable (Catalan:Honorable) is used for current and former members of the cabinet (consellers) of the President of the Catalan Government (Generalitat de Catalunya). Former and current Heads of Government or President of the Generalitat are given the name ofMolt Honorable( "Very Honorable" ). This also applies to former and current heads of government of the Autonomous Communities ofValenciaandBalearic Islands.[5]

United Kingdom

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Entitlement
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In the United Kingdom, all sons and daughters ofviscountsandbarons[6](including the holders oflife peerages) and the younger sons ofearlsare styled with this prefix (the daughters and younger sons ofdukesandmarquessesand the daughters ofearlshave the higher style ofLordorLadybefore their first names, and the eldest sons of dukes, marquesses and earls are known by one of their father's or mother's subsidiary titles). The style is only acourtesy,however, and on legal documents they may be described as, for instance,John Smith, Esq., commonly called The Honourable John Smith.As the wives of sons of peers share the styles of their husbands, the wives of the sons of viscounts and barons and the younger sons of earls are styled, for example,The Hon. Mrs John Smith.Likewise, the married daughters of viscounts and barons, whose husbands hold no higher title or dignity, are styled, for example,The Hon. Mrs Smith.

In 1912, KingGeorge Vgrantedmaids of honour(royal attendants) the style ofthe honourablefor life, with precedence next after daughters of barons.[7]

The Honourableis also customarily used as a form of address for most foreign nobility that is not formally recognised by the sovereign (e.g. ambassadors) when in the UK.

Some people are entitled to the prefix by virtue of their offices. Rules exist that allow certain individuals to keep the prefixThe Honourableeven after retirement.

Several corporate entities have been awarded the style byroyal warrant,for example:

Usage
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The styleThe Honourableis usually used in addressing envelopes (where it is usually abbreviated toThe Hon.) and formally elsewhere, in which caseMrorEsquireare omitted. In speech, however, The Honourable John Smith is usually referred to simply as Mr John Smith.

In theHouse of Commons of the United Kingdom,as in other traditionally lower houses of Parliament and other legislatures, members must as a minimum refer to each other asthe honourable memberormy honourable friendout of courtesy, but they are not entitled to the style in writing. Members who are 'senior'barristersmay be calledthe honourable and learnèd member,serving or ex-serving members of the militarythe honourable and gallant member,and ordained clergy in the Housethe honourable and reverend member;a practice which the Modernisation Committee recommended abolished,[8]but which use has continued.[9]When anyone is entitled to be styledRight Honourablethis is used instead ofhonourable.

In theFalkland Islands,the stylethe honourableis given to any serving or formermembersof theLegislative AssemblyorLegislative Council.

In theIsle of Man,the stylethe honourable(often abbreviated toHon.) is used to refer to aministerwhile holding office.

North America

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Canada

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Further information:Style (manner of address)

In Canada, while not always enshrined in legislation, some people are commonly referred to asThe Honourable(French:l'honorable). Those who have the honorific for life include:[10][11][12]

People who have the honorific only while in office include:[10][12]

Derivatives include:

  • The Honourable Mr/Madam Justice — justices of federal courts, provincial appellate and superior courts.
  • The Honourable Judge — judges of provincial courts and formerly judges of district or county courts.[13]

In all cases, thegovernor general of Canadamay grant permission to retain the style after they cease to hold office. Persons eligible to retain the style include the speaker of the House of Commons (who may already be eligible as a privy councillor), territorial commissioners, and judges of certain courts (e.g., the Supreme Court of Canada). The most recent former justice granted such privileges wasFrank Iacobucci.

It is usual for speakers of the House of Commons to be made privy councillors, in which case they keep the style for life. By custom, theleader of the Official Oppositionis appointed to the Privy Council, granting them the style (being the only non-government MP accorded such privilege). In the past, certain provincial premiers (e.g.,Peter Lougheed,Bill Davis,Joey SmallwoodandTommy Douglas) were elevated to the Privy Council and gained the style, but such practice is rare.

Members of theHouse of Commons of Canadaand of provincial legislatures refer to each other during proceedings of the house with the courtesy style "honourable member" (orl'honorable député), but their name is not otherwise prefixed withthe Honourable(unless they are privy councillors or executive councillors).[14]

Current and formergovernors general,prime ministers,chief justicesand certain other eminent persons use the style ofRight Honourablefor life (orle/la très honorablein French). This was originally subject to being summoned to the British Privy Council. Several early prime ministers were not summoned to the British Privy Council, and hence were styledThe Honourable:Alexander Mackenzie,SirJohn Abbottand SirMackenzie Bowell.

Members of theExecutive Council of Quebechave not used the styleThe Honourablesince 1968 but retain the ability to do so, and are often accorded the honorific in media and by the federal government.

The Caribbean

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Caricom
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Members of theOrder of the Caribbean Communityare entitled to be styledThe Honourablefor life.[15]

Barbados
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InBarbados,members of the Parliament carry two main titles: members of theHouse of Assemblyare styledThe Honourable,while members of theSenateare styled "Senator". Companions of Honour of the formerOrder of Barbadosfrom the pre-republic era of Barbados, as well Members of the currentOrder of the Republic,are accorded the styleThe Honourable.

Jamaica
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InJamaica,those awarded theOrder of Jamaica(considered Jamaica's equivalent to a Britishknighthood) and those awarded theOrder of Meritare styledHonourable.

Trinidad and Tobago

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InTrinidad and TobagoThePrime Minister,government ministers, the leader of the opposition and ministers within government ministries (junior ministers) are styled asThe Honourable,senators serving as ministers are styled asSenator The Honourable,ministers with doctorates are styled asThe Honourable Dr. or Dr. the Honourable (rare).

United States

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In the United States, the prefixthe Honorablehas been used to formally address various officials at the federal and state levels, but it is most commonly used for the President-elect,governors,judges, and members ofCongresswhen formally addressing them.[16]The style may be conferred pursuant to federal government service, according to federal rules, or by state government service, where the rules may be different. Modifiers such asthe Right Honorableorthe Most Honorableare not used. The 't' in 'the' is not capitalized in the middle of a sentence.[17]

Under the rules of etiquette, the President, Vice President, members of both houses of Congress,governorsof states, members ofstate legislatures,and mayors are accorded the title.[18]Persons appointed to officenominated by the President and confirmed by the Senateare accorded the title; this rule includes members of theCabinetand sub-Cabinet (such as deputies and undersecretaries),[18][19]administrators, members, and commissioners of the variousindependent agencies,councils, commissions, and boards,[19]federal judges,ambassadors of the United States,[20]U.S. Attorneys,[21]U.S. Marshals,[22]theArchitect of the Capitol,theLibrarian of CongressandPublic Printer of the United States,[19]and presidentially appointedinspectors general.[23]

High state officials other than governor, such aslieutenant governor[24]andstate attorneys general[25]are also accorded the styleHonorable.State courtjudges andjustices of the peace,like federal judges, also are accorded the styleHonorable.[26]Practices vary on whether appointed state official, such as the heads of state cabinet-level departments are given the title.[18][17]There is also no universal rule for whether county or city officials other than the mayor (such ascity council,board of aldermen,board of selectmen,planning and zoning commission,and code enforcement board members, orcity managerorpolice chieforfire chief) are given the title; as these may be different state by state.[27]

Members of theWhite House staffat the rank of special assistant, deputy assistant, assistant to the president, andCounselor to the Presidentare accorded the title. Officials nominated to high office but not yet confirmed (e.g., commissioner-designate) and interim or acting officials are generally not accorded the styleHonorable,except for cabinet-level officials.[16]

Opinions vary on whether the termthe Honorableis accorded for life.[18]According to the protocols of theU.S. Department of State,all persons who have been in a position that entitled them toThe Honorablecontinue to retain that honorific style for life.[28]However, the State Department is not an authority on state and local officials such as mayors, members of state legislatures, and high state officials. The prefix is not used for people who have died.[17][29][30]

Some estimate that in the United States there are nearly 100,000 people who are accorded the "Honorable" title, many in the Washington, D.C. region.[18]Civilian officials, including service secretaries (e.g.,Secretary of the Army) ofthe Pentagonreceive the title.[19]

The styleThe Honorableis used on envelopes when referring to an individual in the third person. It is never properly used to refer to oneself.[17]

A spouse of someone with the style ofThe Honorablereceives no additional style.

Oceania

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Australia

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In Australia, the style is allowed to be used by past and present:[31][32]

  • Governors-General and Governors
  • Members of theFederal Executive Council
  • Premiers and ministers in all states
  • Presiding officersof federal and state parliaments (exceptACT Legislative Assemblyspeakers)
  • Members of all state legislative councils except in Victoria
  • Chief ministers and ministers in the Northern Territory
  • Leaders of the Opposition in Tasmania
  • High Court Justices
  • Federal Court Justices
  • Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, Division 1 Justices
  • Justices of the supreme court in states and territories.

The abbreviation in Australia is 'The Hon'(without a full stop).[31]

Governors
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In May 2013, the title was given approval by QueenElizabeth IIto be granted to past, present, and futureGovernors-General of Australia,[33]to be used in the formHisorHer Excellency the Honourablewhile holding office, andThe Honourablein retirement.

By December 2014, the practice of appointing the vice-regal office holder, as well as former living, the styleThe Honourablefor life had also been adopted for the state governors ofNew South Wales,Queensland,South Australia,Western Australia,VictoriaandTasmania(where it did not apply to past governors), as well as theAdministrator of the Northern Territory.[citation needed]

Government ministers
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In Australia, all ministers in Commonwealth and state governments and the government of theNorthern Territoryare entitled to be styledthe Honourable.TheAustralian Capital Territorydoes not have anexecutive counciland so its ministers are not entitled to the style. In Victoria, the style is granted for life, so it is customary for former ministers to retain the style after leaving office.[34][35]With respect to New South Wales, Queensland,[36]South Australia and Tasmania theKing-in-Councilmay grant former ministers the style for life. The same principle applies in the Northern Territory via thechief minister,to the administrator, to the governor-general, then to the King. A minimum five years' service as a member of the executive council and/or as a presiding officer is a prerequisite. In Western Australia, conditional on royal assent, the style may become permanent after three years' service in the ministry.[37]All such awards are published in theCommonwealth Government Gazette.The presiding officers of the parliaments of the Commonwealth, the states and the Northern Territory are also styledthe Honourable,but normally only during their tenure of office. Special permission is sometimes given for a former presiding officer to retain the style after leaving office, as is the case in the Northern Territory.

Members of Parliament
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The titleHonourableis not acquired through membership of either the House of Representatives or the Senate (seeParliament of Australia). A member or senator may have the style if they have acquired it separately, e.g. by being a current or former minister.[38]During proceedings within the chambers, forms such as "the honourable member for...", "the honourable Leader of the Opposition", or "my honourable colleague" are used. This is a parliamentary courtesy and does not imply any right to the style.

Traditionally, members of thelegislative councilsof the states have been styledthe Honourablefor the duration of their terms. That practice is still followed inNew South Wales,Western Australia,South AustraliaandTasmania.InVictoria,the practice was abolished in 2003. In New South Wales,Greens NSWmembers of theLegislative Council,who are eligible forthe Honourablestyle, have refrained from using it, deeming it to be "outdated" and a "colonial trapping".[39]

Judges
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Judges of allsuperior courtsare also referred to formally by the stylethe Honourable,both during and after holding the office.

New Zealand

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The styleThe Honourablewas first granted in 1854 for use by members of theExecutive Council,theSpeaker of the Legislative Council,the Members of theLegislative Council,and theSpeaker of the House of Representatives.[40]

In July 2006, theGovernor-General(and former living Governors-General) were granted the use of the titleThe Honourablefor life, unless they already held the titleThe Right Honourable(via membership of thePrivy Council).[41][42]This title was also granted toPrime Ministers,Chief Justices,andSpeakersof theHouse of Representatives,along with judges of theSupreme,Appeal,andHighCourts of New Zealand - albeit only during their tenures in these offices, unless they already held the titleRight Honourable.[41]These officeholders would be eligible for a recommendation (from the Prime Minister) to retain these titles for life following their relinquishment of/retirement from those offices. Furthermore, authority for considering these recommendations was now delegated to the Governor-General, rather thanthe monarch.[41]

The rules were amended again in 2010, granting the title ofThe Right Honourablefor life to sitting and future Governors-General, Prime Ministers, Speakers of the House of Representatives, and Chief Justices.[43]It also permitted these officeholders to use the letters 'PC' after their name to denote membership of thePrivy Council,if they are privy counsellors.[43]However, it granted the Prime Minister the power to strip the title ofMost Honourablefrom these titleholders, via issuing suchadviceto the monarch.[43]

New Zealand office holders who areThe Honourableex-officio are usually granted the style for life by theGovernor-Generalas a courtesy when they vacate the office;[44]all honours and awards are published inThe New Zealand Gazette.

Asia

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East Asia

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South Korea
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In South Korea, the prefixThe Honourableis used for the following people:

  • Ministerial Members ofCabinet of Korea
  • Leaders and Floor Leaders of Parties and Members of Shadow Cabinet.
  • Governors and Ministerial members of Provinces
  • Mayors of Metropolitan Cities
  • Judges atSupreme Court of Koreaand Chief Justices of Provincial Level Courts.


Hong Kong
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In Hong Kong, the prefixThe Honourableis used for the following people:


Macau
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InMacau,the prefixThe Honourableis used occasionally for the following people:

South Asia

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Bangladesh
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InPeople's Republic of Bangladesh,chief justice,[45]House speaker,mayor,ministers,Members of parliamentsand are entitled to the styleHonourable.On the other hand, theprime minister,chief advisor[46]and thepresidentare styledHonourableorExcellency.[47][48]

India
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In India, judges of theHigh Courts of IndiaandSupreme Court of Indiaare addressed asHonourable(Hon'ble);[49]often stylized and abbreviated as "HMJ", i.e., Honourable Mr/Ms. Justice, followed by their name.

The elected legislators (Members of Legislative Assemblies,andMember of Parliaments) and Heads of Government (ThePrime Minister,ThePresident,Union Ministers,Chief Ministers,Deputy Chief MinistersandGovernors) are also formally calledHonourablefollowed by their name. TheVice President of Indiais addressed as the hon'ble as well.

Outside of India, all of these listed above are addressed as 'His/Her Excellency'.

Pakistan
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In Pakistan, the judicial officers are addressed as honourable while presiding over in the courts of law. It is a norm to address judges of superior judiciary as honourable judges. Diplomats are addressed as Your Excellency. The head of state and Prime Minister is addressed her/his excellency.

Sri Lanka
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InSri Lanka,the honorificThe Honourableis used to refer to the President, Prime Minister, Ministers, and Members of Parliament.Attorney-GeneralandSolicitor-Generalas well as Judges of theSupreme Court,theCourt of Appealand theHigh Courts.[50]

Southeast Asia

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Malaysia
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Main article:Malay titles § Honorary styles

InMalaysia,an elected Member of Parliament or State Legislative Assemblyman is entitled to be referred to asYang Berhormat,which translates to 'the honourable'.

Myanmar
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InMyanmar,the Chief Justice and Justices of theSupreme Court of Myanmarare referred as 'The Honourable'.[51]

Philippines
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In the Philippines, the style is usually used to give distinction to any elected official (whether in office or retired) ranging from the smallest political unit, thebarangay,to theCongress of the Philippines,which consists of theSenateandHouse of Representatives.[52]Appointed officials such as members of theCabinet(secretaries, acting secretaries, ad interim secretaries, undersecretaries, and assistant secretaries), theSolicitor General,and heads of government agencies at the national and local levels are also accorded this style.[53]For example, akagawad(barangayor village council member) namedJuan de la Cruzwill be referred to asThe Honorable Juan de la Cruz.In written form, the style may be shortened to "Hon." (e.g.Hon. Juan de la Cruz).

Thevice-president,chief justice,ombudsman,justices of theSupreme Court,Sandiganbayan,andCourt of Appeals,and trial court judges are also addressed in this honorific style.[52]Meanwhile, thepresidentof the Philippines and Catholic archbishops is always given the styleHis/Her Excellency.[52]

Singapore
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Thechief justice,judges of appeal, and justices of theSupreme Court,[54]and the Presiding Judge and District Judges of theState Courts[55]are conventionally addressed in formal settings using the honorificThe Honourable.

All formerPrime Ministersand currentMembers of the Singapore Parliamentis formally addressed in international settings using the honorificThe Honourable.

The use of the honorificThe Honourableto refer to the Prime Minister, Ministers, and Members of Parliament is not required by the Standing Orders of Parliament,[56]but during a 1988 parliamentary debate theLeader of the House,Wong Kan Seng,said it would be polite for MPs to refer to their colleagues using the terms "Mr.", "Honourable Mr." or "Honourable Minister" depending on their choice.[57]

The honorific is usually also used to address theAttorney-Generaland Solicitors-General, and the heads of states and leaders of foreign countries on short-term visits to Singapore.[58]

Non-governmental use

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Private, non-profit, and non-governmental (NGO) organisations, and religious movements sometimes style a leader or founder asThe Honourable,e.g.The HonourableElijah Muhammad.

See also

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References

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    (...) The analogy held only in so far as both styles were applicable to those who belonged to the less exalted ranks of the titled classes, for the title "honourable" was not definitely confined to certain classes until later.
    The termshonorabilisandhonorabilitaswere in use in theMiddle Agesas a form of politeness rather than as a specific title. More than two centuries laterJohn Selden,in his Titles of Honor (1614), does not include "honourable" among the courtesy titles given to the children of peers.
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