[2][3][4][5] One of eight children, Peter attended a Catholic school in Tapini in the hilly, northwestern part of Central Province.
After a spell at the Department of Provincial & Local Government Affairs, she joined the Bank of Papua New Guinea in 2017.
[6][7] Peter contested her first political campaign in the 2017 Papua New Guinean general election, although her bid was unsuccessful.
Peter observed that the existing political climate promotes corrupt practices and that candidates do not have sufficient resources to campaign effectively.
She also noted that tribal leaders play a significant role in the decision-making of voters, and since most of them are male, this is an additional challenge for female candidates.