There are also six alternate members chosen by the Assembly.

Bagatur was an alternate member of the 15th Central Committee.

He is an alternate member of the board of health and the head of its medical department.

Joe had even been appointed to be an alternate member of the Platform's crew.

In 1984 he got his first political assignment, as an alternate member for the health board.

Each of the 1026 full and 107 alternate members represented 9,470 party members (10.73 million in total) at the 1956 8th Congress.

It currently has 22 full members and 16 alternate members.

This Board is constituted of 9 members serving 3 year terms each with an alternate member.

The members appoint alternate members to serve in their place.