Peter Kinder was born and raised in Cape Girardeau· After attending Cape Girardeau Public Schools, Peter Kinder continued his education at Southeast Missouri State University and the University of Missouri-Columbia· He graduated from St· Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas, in 1979, and was admitted to the Missouri Bar in 1980· From 1981 to 1983, he served as a member of U·S· Representative Bill Emerson's Washington staff and then worked as an attorney and real estate representative for Drury Industries, as they built hotels across the Midwest· In 1987, he became associate publisher of the Southeast Missourian newspaper, writing columns and weekly editorials through 2002
金得尔先生出生并成长于密苏里州开普吉拉多的一个儿科大夫家庭，在开普吉拉多市公立中学毕业后，金得尔先生进入密苏里州州立大学及密苏里-哥伦比亚大学学习。1979年，毕业于田纳西州的圣·玛利大学法学院，并于1980年成为密苏里州律师协会会员。从1981年至1983年，任彼尔·艾默生人道主义责任法案驻华盛顿代表处员工，其后在杜瑞实业中西部地区饭店建设时期担任律师及房地产代表。1987年金得尔先生又担任了《东南密苏里州报》的合伙出版人，直到2002年仍为该报撰写专栏和周刊社论。