Community Services, Education, Women and Children and Young People. Hunter has been visible in the media on issues surrounding education and literacy and ACT finances. Hunter was supportive of the 2009-10 ACT Budget where it progressed measures outlined in the parliamentary agreement, but signaled the Greens' concerns about the size of the budget deficit. Most commentators agreed that the Budget was a victory for the Greens. She has also been a vocal critic of the Federal Government's intervention in the ACT's same sex civil union reforms. Hunter was the Chair of the Climate Change, Water and Environment Committee and was a member of the Justice and Community Safety Committee. At the 2012 ACT Elections, Hunter narrowly lost the 5th seat in Ginninnderra to Yvette Berry of the Labor Party, after suffering an ACT wide swing of more than 6% from the Greens. Her party could only return one MP, which was Shane Rattenbury, who thereby naturally became her successor as the Leader of the Greens. See also 2008 Australian Capital Territory general election Members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, 2008–2012 References External links Meredith Hunter: ACT Greens website Meredith Hunter: ACT Legislative Assembly website Meredith Hunter's Inaugural Speech to the ACT Legislative Assembly 1962 births Australian Greens members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly Living people Members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly 21st-century Australian politicians