Marina Pendeš
Marina Pendeš | |
|---|---|
Pendeš in 2016 | |
| Member of the House of Peoples | |
| Assumed office 23 December 2019 | |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 31 March 2015 – 23 December 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Denis Zvizdić |
| Preceded by | Zekerijah Osmić |
| Succeeded by | Sifet Podžić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 August 1964 Travnik, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Bosnian Croat |
| Political party | Croatian Democratic Union (1995–present) |
| Other political affiliations | League of Communists (1987–1989) |
| Alma mater | Military Technical Academy "Ivan Gošnjak", Zagreb |
Marina Pendeš (born 20 August 1964) is a Bosnian Croat politician serving as member of the national House of Peoples since 2019. She served as Minister of Defence from 2015 to 2019 and Deputy Minister of Defence from 2004 to 2015. Previously, she was a member of the Central Bosnia Canton Assembly and later Government from 2002 to 2004.
Pendeš is a member of the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina, currently also a member of the Presidency and Main Board of the party.
Early life and education
Pendeš was born in Travnik on 20 August 1964. She attended elementary school in Vitez and gymnasium in Travnik. She became a member of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia in 1987.[1] Pendeš graduated in electrical engineering from the Military Technical Academy "Ivan Gošnjak" in Zagreb in 1988, after receiving a scholarship from the Yugoslav People's Army.[2]
Career
Pendeš was an independent constructor in the military industry in Travnik from 1988 until 1992.[2] She was a member of the Croatian Defence Council and worked in the Military Intelligence Service in Central Bosnia during the Bosnian War.[2][3] After the war, she became a member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ BiH) and head of the department of the "Hrvatski telekom" in Vitez until 2003.
Pendeš was elected a member of the City Assembly of Vitez in the 1997 municipal election. She was elected to the Assembly of the Central Bosnia Canton at the 2002 election, and served as Minister of Physical Planning, Restructuring and Return of the Canton from 2003 to 2004.[3][4]
She was the Deputy Minister of Defence from 2004 to 2015 before being appointed Minister of Defence on 31 March 2015.[5][6][7][8]
Pendeš was later delegated to the national House of Peoples after the 2018 election, again being delegated after the 2022 election.
Charges
In July 2015, Pendeš was charged by the State Prosecutor's Office for paying a salary to her advisor Ivo Miro Jović while she was Deputy Minister, despite him not showing up to work. In February 2016, she was acquitted by the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina of the charges of careless performance of official duties and forging documents.[9]
References
- ^ "Marina Pendeš". Imovina političara u Bosni i Hercegovini (in Bosnian). Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ a b c "Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina". NATO. 5 May 2004. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ a b Milekic, Sven (16 November 2016). "Croatian Minister Visits Bosnia, Defies War Crimes Claim". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Marina Pendes". Academy for Cultural Diplomacy. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Marina Pendeš: the Aim of B&H is to Keep the Actual Level of Engagement in the Peacekeeping Missions of the UN". Sarajevo Times. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Defence Minister Krstičević Cancels Visit to Sarajevo". Independent Balkan News Agency. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ Latal, Srecko (1 April 2015). "Bosnia Beats Deadline to Form New Governments". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Brochure" (PDF). Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2015.
- ^ "Marina Pendeš Acquitted". Center for Investigative Reporting. 25 February 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.