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)