He was born in Saint Helier in 1960, the third of four children and educated at De La Salle College.
He appointed Senator Jim Perchard as Assistant Minister with special responsibility for social services.
As Health and Social Services Minister he represented Jersey at the British-Irish Council Summit held in Dublin on 14 February 2008.
He resigned from the post of President of Chairman's Committee in 2011 on a matter of principle upon which he was later vindicated.
Despite deciding not to stand for re-election and his term of office ended 14 November 2011, Shenton has said that he hopes to return to the political arena in the future.