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Line 8: In 2008 [[List of Prime Ministers of Barbados \| Barbadian Prime Minister]] [[David Thompson (Barbadian politician)\|David Thompson]] appointed her to the [[Senate of Barbados\|Senate]], and subsequently to the position of deputy President of the Senate.<ref name="firsts" /> On 14 March 2012, Prime Minister [[Freundel Stuart]] announced that, the following week, he would appoint Ifill [[List of Presidents of the Senate of Barbados\|President]] of the Senate. She became the first woman to hold that position, and the first person with a disability, as well as the youngest ever holder of the position, at the age of 38. She succeeded [[Branford Taitt]]<ref>[http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/newsitem.asp?more=local&NewsID=23421 "Another first"] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129084843/http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/newsitem.asp?more=local&NewsID=23421 \|date=2014-11-29 }}, ''The Barbados Advocate'', 15 March 2012</ref><ref>[https://www.thedailyherald.com/regional/2-news/26222-blind-woman-to-become-first-president-of-barbados-senate-.html "Blind woman to become first President of Barbados Senate"], ''The Daily Herald'', 15 March 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.barbadosparliament.com/members_of_senate.php "Members of the Senate 2008-2013"], Parliament of Barbados</ref> (in office 2008-2012). Ifill also serves as President of the Barbados Council for the Disabled.<ref>[http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/newsitem.asp?more=local&NewsID=23202 "Persons with disabilities are contributing members of society"], ''The Barbados Advocate'', 5 March 2012