Mons Joseph (born 30 May 1964) is an Indian politician and lawyer. He belongs to

Kerala Congress Kerala Congress is an Indian political party founded at Kottayam, Kerala in October, 1964, by a block of former Indian National Congress leaders led by K. M. George. The party is primarily active in central Kerala. The establishment of Kerala ...

led by

P. J. Joseph Palathinal Joseph Joseph (born 10 June 1941) is an Indian politician from Kerala Congress serving as the Member of the Legislative Assembly from Thodupuzha Assembly Constituency in Kerala. A former cabinet minister, Joseph entered Kerala poli ...

. He had been the Minister for Public Works from 18 October 2007 till his resignation for his party chairman

to become the minister. Elected from

Kaduthuruthy Kaduthuruthy is a town in Kottayam District in the state of Kerala, India. Geography Kaduturuthy has an average elevation of . Its name derives from ''Kadal thuruth'', meaning near to the beach as it is believed that several centuries ago, ...

constituency in 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021. On 19 March 2021, he and his colleague

resigned from their respective MLA positions fearing disqualification due to issues relating to their newly formed party's symbol allocation. He had won the

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election The 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held in Kerala on 6 April 2021 to elect 140 members to the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly. The results were declared on 2 May. The election saw the incumbent Left Democratic Front (LDF) reta ...

from

by 4000 votes.

Early life

He was born at

on 30 May 1964. His parents are O. Joseph and Mariamma Joseph. Mons graduated to

M.A. A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...

LL.B Bachelor of Laws ( la, Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B.) is an undergraduate law degree in the United Kingdom and most common law jurisdictions. Bachelor of Laws is also the name of the law degree awarded by universities in the People's Republic of Chi ...

Advocate An advocate is a professional in the field of law. Different countries' legal systems use the term with somewhat differing meanings. The broad equivalent in many English law–based jurisdictions could be a barrister or a solicitor. However, ...

and served as Social and Political Worker. He entered politics through K.S.C. while a student. He served as Chairman and General Secretary of K.S.C., Baselius College,

Kottayam Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south-we ...

, President and General Secretary of Students

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, President, Youth Front (J) State Committee and

Kottayam District Kottayam (), is one of 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. Kottayam district comprises six municipal towns: Kottayam, Changanassery, Pala, Erattupetta, Ettumanoor, and Vaikom. It is the only district in Kerala that neither borders the ...

Committee. He held position of President of the Post Graduate students' association and office bearer of various trade unions and served as member of the Kerala youth welfare committee, consumer protection committee, and Mahatma Gandhi University senate. He also held many students agitations.

Personal life

Mons is married to Sonia, who works as a high school teacher. The couple have a son and a daughter; his son died in an accident in 2013.

References

Official website of Government of Kerala, Mons Joseph

God's own country gets minister by lottery
{{DEFAULTSORT:Joseph, Mons Malayali politicians Living people 1964 births People from Kottayam district Kerala Congress (M) politicians Kerala MLAs 1996–2001 Kerala MLAs 2011–2016 Kerala MLAs 2016–2021