Vedrana Šimundža-Nikolić

Curriculum Vitae

Personal information

  • Born 24 August 1968 in Split
  • Married, mother of two 
 

Education

  • 1995 Passed the Bar Exam
  • 1992 Graduate degree from the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb
  • 1987 Graduated from secondary school in Split
  • 1983 Finished primary school in Split
 

Professional career

  • 2024 -              State Secretary,  Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation
  • 2023 - 2024     State Secretary,  Ministry of Justice and Public Administration 
  • 2020 - 2023     Assistant Minister, Ministry of Justice and Public Administration 
  • 2016 - 2020     Assistant Minister, Ministry of Justice 
  • 1996 - 2016    Judge of the Criminal Division of the Municipal Court in Split
  • 2010 - 2014    Spokesperson for Municipal Court in Split 
  • 2009 - 2016    Mentor in the traineeship system, Municipal Court in Split
  • 1995 - 1996    Judicial Adviser, Municipal Court in Split
  • 1993 - 1995    Trainee, Municipal Court in Split
 

Other

  • 2012 - 2016   Part-time lecturer, Master's in Forensic Science Degree Programme, Split
  • 2010               Trainer in professional workshops for judicial spokespersons
  • 2003 - 2015   Participation in several professional workshops organised by the Judicial Academy:
2014 - Regional training on the suppression of narcotics
2013 - Legal continuity and application of a lighter Penal Code
2012 - Indictment panel
2012 - Strengthening media relations of courts
2011 - Professional training on the application of the new Criminal Procedure Act
2010 - Bringing the judiciary closer to the public - the role of judicial spokespersons
2010 - Role of judicial spokespersons
2009 - Mentorship training for the traineeship system
2007 - Detention - legal basis and procedure
2006 - Unlawful evidence in criminal proceedings
2003 - New Croatian procedural law in light of the European Court of Human Rights case law 
  • 1995 - 2015   President/Member of national electoral commissions for elections in Croatia
  • 1990 - 1992   President of the Croatian Student's Council - coordinating body for all four universities in Croatia
  • Recipient of the Homeland War Memorial Medal
 

Foreign languages

  • English