Peter was born and raised in Leicestershire and has always lived in Leicestershire or Rutland. Born in 1957 he started his education at Peggy Pipers and then moved to Stoneygate School following onto Malvern College. Upon leaving Malvern College he spent 3 years studying agriculture at Brooksby Agricultural College. After 6 years in agriculture he realised there was no long term future and so joined Corah plc and after 10 years joined Atkins of Hinckley. Seeing the writing on the wall with the diminishing textile industry he then went back to “school” and studied accountancy. Upon completion he then studied part-time for the Certificate in Education teaching qualification and lectured part-time at a local FE college. During this time he joined the Ministry of Defence assisting injured service personnel with their transition back to civilian life. The last 5 years of his working life he spent in career management with the Army and RAF. Upon retirement in Aug 2022 he is now fully involved in many aspects of the Framework Knitters Livery Company and along with his wife, Claire, administers and runs The JR Corah Foundation Fund and one smaller charity set up by his father.

Peter has been married to Claire for 45 years and they have 3 sons, Thom, Sam and Ben. They have 4 grandsons, 2 granddaughters, 1 border collie, about 50 fish (estimated) and numerous squirrels in the garden.

To relax he enjoys walking Molly the Collie, gardening, holidays and spending time with the grandchildren.