October 2020) Members of the House of Representatives. There is no established order of precedence over members of parliament in general, although each party has its internal ranking. Judges of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the Court of Appeal and the High Court of New Zealand. Former Prime Ministers, former Speakers of the House of Representatives, former Chief Justices, and members of the Privy Council. Until 1999 it was traditional for the Prime Minister, senior and long-serving Ministers of the Crown, the Chief Justice and Judges of the Court of Appeal to be appointed to the Privy Council. No appointments were made from 2000, and in 2010 steps were taken to discontinue such appointments. Former Prime Ministers The Rt Hon. Sir Geoffrey Palmer (8 August 1989 – 4 September 1990) The Rt Hon. Jim Bolger (2 November 1990 – 8 December 1997) The Rt Hon. Dame Jenny Shipley (8 December 1997 – 10 December 1999) The Rt Hon. Helen Clark (10 December 1999 – 19 November 2008) The Rt Hon. Sir John Key (19 November 2008 – 12 December 2016) The Rt Hon. Sir Bill English (12 December 2016 – 26 October 2017) The Rt Hon. Jacinda Ardern (26 October 2017 – 25 January 2023) Former Speakers of the House of Representatives The Hon. Sir Kerry Burke (16 September 1987 – 28 November 1990) The Hon. Sir Doug Kidd (12 December 1996 – 20 December 1999) The Rt Hon. Jonathan Hunt (20 December 1999 – 3 March 2005) The Hon. Margaret Wilson (3 March 2005 – 8 December 2008) The Rt Hon. Sir Lockwood Smith (8 December 2008 – 31 January 2013) The Rt Hon. Sir David Carter (31 January 2013 – 7 November 2017) The Rt Hon. Trevor Mallard (7 November 2017 – 24 August 2022) Former Chief Justices The Rt Hon. Dame Sian Elias (17 May 1999 – 13 March 2019) Members of the Privy Council The Rt Hon. Jonathan Hunt (1 November 1989) (former Speaker of the House of Representatives, see above) The Rt Hon. Sir Michael Hardie Boys (1 November 1989) (former Governor-General, see above) The Rt Hon. Sir Don McKinnon (8 April 1992) The Rt Hon. Sir Bill Birch (8 April 1992) The Rt Hon. Sir John Henry (19 November 1996) The Rt Hon. Sir Ted Thomas (19 November 1996) The Rt Hon. Winston Peters (21 May 1998) The Rt Hon. Sir Doug Graham