Editing Rupert Lowe (section)

== Early life and career ==
Rupert James Graham Lowe was born on 31 October 1957 in [[Oxford]].<ref>"LOWE Rupert J G / HUINS" in ''Register of Births for Oxford Registration District'', vol. 6b (1959), p. 1313</ref> He was educated at [[Radley College]], an all-boys [[Independent school (UK)|independent]] [[boarding school]], and the [[University of Reading]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Burford |first1=Rachael |title=Rupert Lowe's journey from football boss to controversial Reform UK MP |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/who-is-rupert-lowe-southampton-football-boss-reform-uk-mp-b1203902.html |work=The Standard |date=9 January 2025 |quote=Born in Oxford in October 1957, Mr Lowe was educated at the all-boys private school Radley College and then attended the University of Reading.}}</ref> He then worked in the [[City of London]] for companies such as [[Morgan Grenfell]], [[Deutsche Bank]] and [[Barings Bank]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.hotpress.com/culture/trading-places-2815967|title=Trading places|first=Jackie|last=Hayden|website=Hotpress|accessdate=24 June 2024}}</ref> He was also a board member of the [[London International Financial Futures Exchange]]. He founded Secure Retirements, a quoted care home provider, with Andrew Cowen, later the Southampton vice-chairman.<ref>{{cite news |title=Great Yarmouth Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe to give salary to charity |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgr5qvpy2djo |work=BBC News |quote=Mr Lowe, one of five new Reform UK MPs, lives in Gloucestershire and is a former chairman of Southampton Football Club.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Quinn |first1=Ben |title=From Southampton FC to parliament, Reform MP Rupert Lowe divides opinion |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/22/from-southampton-fc-to-parliament-reform-mp-rupert-lowe-divides-opinion |work=The Guardian |date=22 July 2024}}</ref>