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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mons Joseph
| image = Mons Joseph.jpeg
| caption =
| office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Kaduthuruthy (State Assembly constituency)|Kaduthuruthy]]
| term_start = 13 May 2006
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Stephen George (politician)|Stephen George]]
| office1 = Minister for Public Works [[Government of Kerala]]
| term_start1 = 18 October 2007
| term_end1 = 16 October 2009
| predecessor1 = [[T. U. Kuruvilla]]
| successor1 = [[P. J. Joseph]]
| term_start2 = 14 May 1996
| term_end2 = May 2001
| predecessor2 = [[P. M. Mathew]]
| successor2 = [[Stephen George (politician)|Stephen George]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|05|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kaduthuruthy]], [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Kerala Congress]]
| parents = {{Unbulleted_list|O. Joseph|Mariamma Joseph}}
| spouse = Sonia
| children = 2
| website =
| footnotes =
| date = 25 August
| year = 2020
| source = http://niyamasabha.org/codes/14kla/Members-Eng/68%20Mons%20Joseph.pdf niyamasabha.org
}}

'''Mons Joseph''' (born 30 May 1964) is an Indian politician and lawyer. He belongs to [[Kerala Congress]] led by [[P. J. Joseph]]. He had been the [[Central Public Works Department|Minister for Public Works]] from October 2007 till his resignation in October 2009 for his party chairman [[P. J. Joseph]] to become the minister. He was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from [[Kaduthuruthy (State Assembly constituency)|Kaduthuruthy]] constituency in 2006, 2011, 2016,2021 and 2026.

On 19 March 2021, he and his colleague [[P. J. Joseph]] resigned from their respective MLA positions fearing disqualification due to issues relating to their newly formed party's symbol allocation.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Daily|first=Keralakaumudi|title=P J Joseph and Mons Joseph quit MLA posts|url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=512438&u=|access-date=2021-03-19|website=Keralakaumudi Daily|language=en}}</ref> He had won the [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Kaduthuruthy (State Assembly constituency)|Kaduthuruthy]] by over 4,000 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-02|title=Kaduthuruthy Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Adv Mons Joseph of KEC Wins|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/kaduthuruthy-election-result-2021-live-updates-kaduthuruthy-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3696446.html|access-date=2021-05-30|website=www.news18.com|language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==
He was born at [[Kaduthuruthy]] in a syro malabar family on 30 May 1964. His parents are O. Joseph and Mariamma Joseph. Mons graduated to [[Master of Arts|M.A.]], [[LL.B]]., [[Advocate]] 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]], President and General Secretary of Students [[Indian National Congress|Congress]], President, Youth Front (J) State Committee and [[Kerala Congress]] [[Kottayam District]] 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, Kerala|Mahatma Gandhi University]] senate. He also held many students [[Demonstration (protest)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130909/news-current-affairs/article/emmanuel-mons’-son-dies-%27freak-mishap%27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902155535/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/130909/news-current-affairs/article/emmanuel-mons%E2%80%99-son-dies-%27freak-mishap%27|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 September 2023|title=Emmanuel Mons' son dies in 'freak mishap'}}</ref>

==References==
{{Commons category|Monce Joseph}}
{{Reflist}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071104162707/http://www.kerala.gov.in/government/mons.htm Official website of Government of Kerala, Mons Joseph]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071109110436/http://www.kerala.gov.in/keycontacts.htm#heads Official Government of Kerala website, key contacts]
* [http://niyamasabha.org/codes/news_21.htm Shri Mons Joseph sworn in as Minister for Works ]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071021031933/http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/19/stories/2007101959350100.htm Mons Joseph to be sworn in on 18 October]
* [http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=8b2379da-34eb-4e83-b2fe-7e86535d8075&MatchID1=4585&TeamID1=1&TeamID2=8&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1151&MatchID2=4587&TeamID3=3&TeamID4=5&MatchType2=1&SeriesID2=1152&PrimaryID=4585&Headline=God's+own+country+gets+minister+by+lottery God's own country gets minister by lottery]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

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[[Category:Malayali politicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1964 births]]
[[Category:Politicians from Kottayam district]]
[[Category:Kerala Congress (M) politicians]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 1996–2001]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 2011–2016]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 2016–2021]]
[[Category:Public Works ministers of Kerala]]

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