The Honourable

The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable (abbreviated to The Hon., Hon. or formerly The Hon'ble—the last term is still used in South Asia) is an honorific style that is used before the names of certain classes of people.

"Honourable" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Honour, Venerable, or Reverend.
Not to be confused with The Right Honourable.

See also
  • His Honour
  • Honorary degree (also uses the abbreviation "Hon" in front of that of the degree, e.g. Hon DLitt)
  • The Most Honourable
  • The Right Honourable
  • The Much Honoured
  • Worship (style)

References
  1. This is referenced in the Los Angeles Country Protocol Register: "Following the practice of the U.S. Department of State Office of Protocol, all heads of post are accorded the courtesy title of “The Honorable” before their names." http://ceo.lacounty.gov/pdf/LosAngelesConsularCorpsRoster.pdf It is worth noting that Los Angeles has the highest density of consulates and consulates-general of any city in the world. Furthermore, for example, http://phoenix.gov/ECONDEV/consulat.html Archived 22 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine or http://www.oakgov.com/globaloakland/oakland_county/consulates.html Archived 22 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine An authoritative source can be found at http://www.bmeia.gv.at/index.php?id=68719&L=1 where the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists all Honorary Consuls with the style of "The Hon."
  2. "The title 'the Honourable' for Governors-General", Australian Government Special Gazette C2013G00681, 8 May 2013.
  3. "Parliament of Victoria - Addressing Members". Parliament.vic.gov.au. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  4. Pitson, John, ed. (1978). Style Manual for authors, editors and printers of Australian Government publications. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. p. 349.
  5. "Frequently asked questions - Education - Queensland Parliament". Parliament.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  6. "Parliament of WA - Addressing a Member". Parliament.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  7. "Greens put "Honourable" title in history's dustbin". Greens. Lee Rhiannon. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  8. "Ministry of Primary and Mass Education" (PDF). Government of The People's Republic of Bangladesh. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
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  14. Canadian Heritage – Styles of address – Federal dignitaries
  15. "Agreement Instituting The Order Of The Caribbean Community". Caricom.org. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  16. http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/writereaddata/upload/Roster/RosterFile_52ZNVEJ8.PDF
  17. http://www.courts.ie/Courts.ie/Library3.nsf/PageCurrent/91D731A12A4B8A0F80257FBC004E191F?opendocument
  18. "2017 Report" (PDF). Supreme Court of Myanmar: 11.
  19. "Untitled" (11 July 1854) 16 New Zealand Gazette 72.
  20. "Rules for the Grant, Use and Retention of the Title “The Right Honourable” in New Zealand" (23 September 2010) 124 New Zealand Gazette 3251 at 3285.
  21. "Rules for the Use and Grant of the Title "The Honourable" in New Zealand" (20 July 2006) 82 New Zealand Gazette 2561 at 2583.
  22. "Changes to rules around use of title". 17 July 2006.
  23. "Rules for the Grant, Use and Retention of the Title “The Honourable” in New Zealand" (23 September 2010) 124 New Zealand Gazette 3251 at 3285.
  24. See, for example, the Supreme Court e-Practice Directions (PDF), Supreme Court of Singapore, 23 February 2017, p. 16 ("Forms of address"), paragraph 18, archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2017: "The Honourable the Chief Justice, on the advice of the Council of Judges, has directed …"; and the Organised Crime Regulations 2016 (S 236/2016), Schedule, Form 2: "To: The Honourable the Justices and Judicial Commissioners of the High Court in Singapore".
  25. See, for example, the Rules of Court (R 5, 2014 Rev. Ed.), First Schedule, Form 238: "Before the Honourable District Judge".
  26. Standing Orders of Parliament (as amended on 19 October 2004) (PDF), Parliament of Singapore, 19 October 2004, archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2009, retrieved 2 November 2009.
  27. Wong Kan Seng (Leader of the House), "Amendment of Standing Orders (Paper Parl. 4 of 1988)", Singapore Parliamentary Debates, Official Report (11 August 1988), vol. 51, cols. 524 and 528.
  28. See, for example, S. Iswaran (13 March 2017), Speech by Mr S Iswaran, Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry), at the Official Opening of the Australian Landing Pad in Singapore, on Monday, 13 March 2017, 1040 Hrs, at BASH (79 Ayer Rajah Crescent) (PDF), Government of Singapore: "The Honourable Julie Bishop, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia, …".
  29. "Llista de tractaments protocol·laris [in catalan]". Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  30. Gunawardena, Edward. "How honourable are the 'Honourable' few". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  31. "No. 28661". The London Gazette. 8 November 1912. p. 8201.
  32. Robert Hickey, How to Use the Honorable (citing Mary Mel French, United States Protocol: The Guide to Official Diplomatic Etiquette).
  33. "How to Use "The Honorable"". www.formsofaddress.info.
  34. Mary K. Mewborn, Too Many Honorables?, Washington Life November 1999.
  35. French, Mary Mel Ambassador (16 May 2010). "United States Protocol: The Guide to Official Diplomatic Etiquette". Rowman & Littlefield Publishers – via Google Books.
  36. "US Ambassador". www.formsofaddress.info.
  37. "US Attorney". www.formsofaddress.info.
  38. Marshal.
  39. Inspector General.
  40. Robert Hickey, Lieutenant Government
  41. Robert Hickey, Attorney General.
  42. Robert Hickey, U.S. State Officials.
  43. Robert Hickey, How to Use "the Honorable".
  44. Robert Hickey, Councilman.
  45. "Protocol Frequently Asked Questions". 2009-2017.state.gov.
  46. Robert Hickey, "How to Address U.S. Officials, Both Current and Former, As The Honorable" online
  47. See Robert Hickey, "How to Address U.S. Officials, Both Current and Former, As The Honorable"
  48. Bloomsbury Publishing (2016). Titles and Forms of Address: A Guide to Correct Use. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 127.
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