Višnja Tafra

Curriculum Vitae

Personal information

•  born 7 February 1961 in  Virovitica, Croatia
•  married, mother of one 

Education

• 1996   Passed the Bar Exam
• 1986   Passed the Civil Service Exam
• 1985   Graduate degree in law from the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb
• 1979   Secondary vocational education in Grubišno Polje and Virovitica, Croatia
• 1974   Primary school in Grubišno Polje

Professional career

• 2017-2020   Ministry of Public Administration, Croatia - General Secretary of the Ministry
• 2016-2017   Ministry of Defence, Croatia - Head of Sector for  Real Estate, Construction and Environmental Protection
• 2012-2015   Ministry of Defence, Croatia - Deputy Minister of Defence
• 2011            Ministry of Defence, Croatia  - Head of the Cabinet of the Minister
• 2010-2011   Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia - Deputy Defence Adviser to the President 
• 2008-2010   Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia -  Defence Adviser   to the President
• 2005-2007   Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia - Assistant Adviser to the President on Political System Issues
• 2000-2004   Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Croatia - Secretary to the Ministry of Defence
• 1999-2003   Ministry of Defence - Directorate for Defence Zagreb - Head of the Department of General and Legal Affairs - Administrative Adviser for Administrative Procedure
• 1995-1999   Ministry of Defence - Directorate for Defence Zagreb - Head of Department for Administrative Procedure, Administrative Adviser for Administrative Procedure
• 1994-1995   Ministry of Defence - Directorate for Defence Zagreb - Head of Section for Administrative Procedure, Administrative Adviser for Administrative Procedure
• 1993-1994   Ministry of Defence - Directorate for Defence Zagreb - Head of Unit for Administrative Procedure, Administrative Adviser for Administrative Procedure
• 1991-1992   City of Zagreb, City Secretariat for Defence - Head of Section for Recruitment and Mobilisation Affairs, Expert Associate
• 1987-1990   City of Zagreb, Trešnjevka Municipality - National Defence Secretariat, Expert Associate for Civil Protection
• 1986            City of Zagreb, City Secretariat for National Defence - Trainee, Independent Administrative Officer 

 
Awards and Acknowledgements 

• 1991   Homeland War Memorial Medal
• 1996   Homeland's Gratitude Medal for 5 years of service 
• 2002   Homeland's Gratitude Medal for 10 years of service 
• 2015   Order of Duke Branimir  for a special contribution to the development  and improvement of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia 
• Status of a Croatian War veteran

Professional accomplishments

• deputy member of the Negotiating Committee of the Government of the Republic of Croatia for the negotiation on the conclusion of an Addendum to the Collective Agreement for Civil Servants and Government Employees and the Employees of Public Services, member of the Negotiating Committee of the Government of the Republic of Croatia for the Negotiation of a Collective Agreement for Civil Servants and Employees
• deputy member and acting member of the Joint Commission for Interpretation of Provisions and Monitoring of the Application of the Collective Agreement for Civil Servants and Government Employees
• member of the Working Group drafting a Proposal for the Act on Civil Service Salaries
• member of the Working Group drafting the Civil Service Act, and several amendments thereto
• member of the group drafting the Decree on Job Titles and Complexity Coefficients in the Civil Service in 2001
• member of the Governing Board for Centralized Payroll in the Civil Service and Public Services
• member of the group developing Draft Amendments to the Act on Pension Insurance Rights of Active Military Personnel, Police Officers and Authorised Officials (2002)
• member of the group drafting the Defence Act (2002 and 2012), the Act on Service in the Armed Forces (2002 and 2012) and the Act on the Secondment of Armed Forces Members to Peacekeeping Missions and Operations (2002)