Meredith Hunter was born in Canberra to John and Judy Stevenson. She was educated at the Australian National University. She began her career as a youth worker in Canberra, gaining prominence as a youth affairs advocate.
In 2004 Hunter made her first attempt to enter the ACT parliament, representing the Greens Party. She was successful at her second attempt in 2008 and participated in negotiations with the Australian Labor Party and Liberal Party to establish who was to form government. She held the position of Parliamentary Convenor of the ACT Greens and the portfolios of Treasury, Community Services, Education, Women and Children and Young People.

Sources used to compile this entry: Australian Women's Archives Project, From Lady Denman to Katy Gallagher: A Century of Women's Contributions to Canberra, February 2013. Also available at http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/ldkg.