Minister Kingsley Shacklebolt, Formally NEWTS

"I'm not getting rid of Kingsley Shacklebolt, if that's what you're suggesting! He's highly efficient, gets through twice the work of the rest of them —"

Not much has been revealed about Kingsley's life before becoming an Auror. All that is known is that he was born into a pure-blood wizarding family at a point in 1973 or earlier. Attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in his youth, although it is unknown into which House he was sorted. He also apparently met with James Potter, as he saw the physical similarities between him and his son Harry.