Section 9: National executive committee

(1) There shall be a national executive committee of the national conference. (2) The national executive committee shall be a standing committee of the national conference. (3) The national executive committee shall consist of- (a) the chairperson; (b) the vice chairperson; (c) the national political commissar; (d) the district chairperson of every district; (e) one member of Parliament from each district elected by the members of Parliament from the district; (f) one-third of the district women representatives in Parliament elected by those representatives taking into account regional balance; (g) two representatives of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces elected by the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces Council from among representatives of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces who are representatives of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces in the national conference; (h) one representative of the Uganda Police Force from among the representatives of the force in the national conference; (i) one representative of the Uganda Prisons Service from among the representatives of the service in the national conference; (j) one representative of the private business sector elected from among the representatives of the private business sector elected under the auspices of the Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the national conference; (k) one representative of the Veterans Association from among the representatives of the association in the national conference; (l) one representative of persons with disabilities from among the representatives of persons with disabilities in the national conference; (m) one representative of the youth from among the representatives of the youth in the national conference; (n) one representative of the workers from among their representatives in the national conference. (4) Where the person elected President of the Republic of Uganda is not the person elected chairperson, he or she shall be a member of the national executive committee.