He also served as Speaker of the Parliament of Finland from 2003 – 2007 and was his party's nominee in the 2012 Finnish presidential election but received only 6. 7 % of the votes, making it the biggest defeat the Social Democratic Party has ever had in Finnish Presidential elections.

He served as Acting Prime Minister, Vice Prime Minister and Minister without portfolio from May to July 2012.

Putin previously served as President from 1999 to 2008 and as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000, and again from 2008 to 2012.

Putin also served as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus from 2008 to 2012.

Casta served as a jury member at the 69th Venice International Film Festival in 2012.

An attempt to break this record was made by Doncaster fish and chip shop Scawsby Fisheries in August 2012, which served 33lb ( 13. 6kg ) of battered cod alongside 64lb ( 27. 2kg ) of chips.

Pinkerton's role in foiling the assassination plot against Abraham Lincoln was dramatized in the 2012 film Saving Lincoln, which tells President Lincoln's story through the eyes of Ward Hill Lamon, a former law partner of Lincoln who also served as his primary bodyguard during the Civil War.

In January 2012, Chris Kyle, a former Navy SEAL who had served in Iraq and had 160 confirmed kills and thus the deadliest marksman in US military history, promoted his recently released book American Sniper on the Opie and Anthony Show, the same radio show where Ventura got into a verbal altercation with a host two years prior.

Seward was portrayed by Bruce Davison in the 2012 film Saving Lincoln, which tells President Lincoln's story through the eyes of Ward Hill Lamon, a former law partner of Lincoln who also served as his primary bodyguard during the American Civil War.

Having been a member since 1986, he was appointed as a spokesman for the club in 1990, and later served on its board until 2012.

In 2012, Indiana County will have an unusual distinction of being served by three different area codes.

For some years, no night buses served Mill Hill after the withdrawal of the N59 in the early 1990s ; but on 30 June 2012, new night bus N113 was introduced between Edgware and Trafalgar Square.

The current sheriff is Democrat Randy Maxwell, who has served since August 31, 1990. In June 2011, Maxwell announced his retirement effective in 2012.

Satsuma is served by the Satsuma City School System, following the successful separation from the Mobile County Public School System in 2012.

Notice has been served on the plant, earmarked for closure around June 2012, this closure will mark the end of over 100 yrs.

Michael Wilson had been elected in 1985 and served in office until January 2012, making him the longest-serving mayor in Freehold Borough history with 26 years of service.

In March 2012, the developer, Jerry Bedrin, and the Borough of Hawthorne were served with a 15-count lawsuit alleging improprieties in the re-zoning of the property, the amendments to the ordinance allowing for 24 / 7 shopping, and the plan in general.

Sir Peter Ricketts also served as head of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 2006 until 2010, and will serve as the British Ambassador to France from January 2012.

The Byers Independent School District previously served students until its merger with Petrolia as approved by the voters in May 2012.

The City of Novice was served by the Novice Independent School District until June 2012.

Peter Rebsch was appointed in June 2011 to fill the vacant seat of Council President Keith Bachmann, who had resigned from office ; Rebsch will served until November 2011, when voters chose a candidate to fill the balance of Bachmann's term that expires in 2012.

As of 2012, the town is served by Police Chief Charles Bockey and Fire Chief Greg Locke, both of whom are on the town's Public Safety Committee.

Fremantle has subsequently served as a stopover in the Clipper, VELUX and Volvo round-the-world yacht races, and hosted the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, a major qualifying event for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

For the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers ( CISAC ), Gibb served as president from 2007 to 2012.

From 1992 to May 2012 the chairman of the council has served as the Town Mayor but using the courtesy title of ' Mayor of Frodsham.

Anecdotal evidence suggests that narcissists may be particularly common in the financial sector as they " are able to make quick, bold decisions without any thought for the consequences these might have on other people ".< ref >" When narcissism becomes pathological ", Adrian Tempany, Financial Times, 4 September 2010, accessed 23 June 2012 .< http :// www. ft. com / cms / s / 2 / 5ff67be2-b636-11df-a784-00144feabdc0. html # axzz1wu6UVK53 ></ ref > One financier with experience of NPD claimed to know a recruitment consultant who actively sought to recruit narcissists.

In the spring of 2012 Smith Tower experienced a brief revitalization in the form of new companies moving into some of its empty floors including Portent, Inc., an internet marketing company, marketing consultant Aukema & Associates, graphic-design firm Push Design, and Rialto Communications, a marketing and public-relations company.

Young remains an active consultant in th company's LEGACY and other high-end products as of 2012.

Charmian Biggs acted as a consultant on the series flew to Britain in February 2012, from Australia, just before filming for Mrs Biggs began and visited Biggs.

In July 2012, Marsden was appointed as a consultant to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Specialist Security and was employed to draft the inquiry report on VIP Security at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London.

In March 2012, Hilfiger was announced as the fashion consultant on American Idol.

His political consultant announced in 2011 that Cooper would seek a fourth term in 2012.

Maseng is a political consultant and speechwriter who was in charge of communications for the Rick Perry 2012 presidential campaign.

It was later reported that Davey Johnson was signed through the end of the 2011 season, with an option for 2012 ( as a candidate in a search that would include minority candidates ), and a contract as a front office consultant through 2013.

On January 21, 2012, Patterson became engaged to strategy consultant Mark Caldwell.

On 11 May 2012, McDermott announced his resignation as Australia's bowling coach, citing the heavy touring schedule as the reason .. Craig McDermott has been appointed as the new bowling coach and consultant for Ireland cricket team.

On May 17, 2012, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ), the wrestling promotion where her father works, announced that Brooke had signed on to work in the promotion as an on-screen authority figure and a backstage consultant to the TNA Knockouts.

At the public consultation meeting held on 12 April 2012, an international consultant informed ICTA that their proposal was clumsy and they do not have a case for re-delegation, because their proposed model is inappropriate and will need to reach an amicable settlement with the current sponsoring organization " Internet Direct Ltd ".

From September 2011 until February 2012, Tressel was a consultant for the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL.

In September 2012 Cloutier was hired by the Vancouver Canucks as a goaltending consultant.

With series creator and former host Dave Maynard as a consultant ( until his death in February 2012 ), the new Community Auditions is hosted by Jam ' n 94. 5's Ramiro, with former WBZ entertainment reporter Joyce Kulhawik, Magic 106. 7's Candy O ' Terry and WODS-FM's J. J. Wright as judges.

In April 2008, Marvin Yoder, a consultant on the reactor, said that Toshiba was planning to make the application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2009, and that if approval had been given in 2010 or 2011, the reactor could have been operational by 2012 or 2013.

He served as a Appalachian musician casting consultant for the 2012 feature " Lawless ( film ).

In February 2012 she announced her engagement to management consultant Jason Dehni.