Minister of Defence
MARINA ( ZDRAVKO ) Pendeš
Minister of Defence
Phone: +387 33 285 516
Fax: +387 33 285 519
Address: Ministry of Defence BiH, Sarajevo, Hamdije Kreševljakovića 98
Mail: marina.pendes@mod.gov.ba
BIOGRAPHY
PERSONAL DATA
Date of birth: 20 August 1964
Place of birth: Travnik
EDUCATION
Elementary School, Bila, Vitez 1971-1979
High School, Travnik 1979-1983
Military- technical Faculty, Zagreb 1983-1988
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
- RRU-9B Course, Iskra, Ljubljana (1989)
- AXE 211/10 Course, N . Tesla Zagreb (1995)
- Local 6 Ericsson Course, Zagreb (2002)
- The Senior International Defense Management Course – Monterei (2009)
REGIONAL CONFERENCES
- Seminary ‘Žene to mogu’ (Women can do it) ( 1999, 2000,2002)
- WUCWO World Conference, Rome, 2001
- WUCWO Reg. Conference, London, 2003
- European week in Bratislava, 2003
- International Conference on Governance, Pulie Services and Administrative Reform, London 2009
- International Congress, "A World without Walls’, Berlin 2009
- European Union Conference about the violence against women, Brussels, 2010
- International Conference on Peace Building Reconciliation and Globalization in an Interdependent World, Conference, Berlin 2010
- The Fourth Association of Women Conference, Den Haag 2010
- Conference of NATO Integrations in South Eastern Europe, Republic of Macedonia
- Conference in the organization of OSCE , 'The understanding of the Аdvantages of Including Women in the Process of Security’, Vienna, 2010
- Gender Perspectives Training in the Context of Mainstreaming UNSCR 1325 into NATO-led Operations and Missions, Rome 2011
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
- Independent Constructor in TRZ, Travnik, 1998-1992
- Head of Department in TKC SB Vitez, 1995-2003
- Minister of Physical Planning, Restructuring and Return ŽSB, 2003-2004
- Deputy Minister of Defense for Resources Management of BiH 2004-2007
- Deputy Minister of Defense for Resources Management of BiH 2007-2012
- Deputy Minister of Defense for Policy and Planning of BiH, 2012-2015
- Minister of Defence 2015 -
POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT
- Member of OO HDZ Vitez and KO HDZ SB ( 1996-1998)
- Member OO HDZ Vitey and KO HDZ SB ( 2000-2006)
- Delegate in OV HDZ Vitez ( 1997-2000)
- Delegate in OV HDZ Vitez (2000-2003)
- Representative in the Assembly KSB (2000-2002)
- Representative in the Assembly KSB (2002-2003)
- Vice president of OO HDZ Vitez ( 2000-2002)
- Vice president of OO HDZ Vitez ( 2002-2004)
- Vice president of OO HDZ Vitez ( 2011)
- The Member of Central Committee HDZ BiH
- Member of National Council HDZ BiH
- Member of Presidency HDZ BiH
THE SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
- A lay judge in the District Court of Vitez, 1999
- Member of the UO Agency for Privatization KSB (1998-2000)
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
AWARDS
- Awarded for ‘National Defense’ of the First class by the Republic of Hungary from 2009
- The municipal Coat of Arms of Vitez