{{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 = Minister for Water Resources and Housing, Government of Kerala | term_start = {{Start date|2026|05|18|df=yes}} | term_end = | 1blankname = Chief Minister | 1namedata = V. D. Satheesan | predecessor = Roshy Augustine | office3 = Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | constituency3 = Kaduthuruthy | term_start3 = {{Start date|2006|05|11|df=yes}} | term_end3 = | predecessor3 = Stephen George | office1 = Minister for Public Works, Government of Kerala | term_start1 = {{Start date|2007|10|18|df=yes}} | term_end1 = {{End date|2009|10|16|df=yes}} | predecessor1 = T. U. Kuruvilla | successor1 = P. J. Joseph | term_start2 = {{Start date|1996|05|14|df=yes}} | term_end2 = {{End date|2001|05||df=yes}} | predecessor2 = P. M. Mathew | successor2 = Stephen George | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|05|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = Kaduthuruthy, Kottayam, Kerala, India | death_date = | death_place = | party = Kerala Congress | alma_mater = {{Unbulleted_list|Baselius College, Kottayam|The Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram|Annamalai University, Cuddalore}} | education = {{Unbulleted_list|Bachelor of Arts|Bachelor of Laws <ref>https://www.myneta.info/Kerala2021/candidate.php?candidate_id=700</ref>|Master of Arts <ref>https://www.myneta.info/Kerala2026/candidate.php?candidate_id=93</ref>}} | parents = {{Unbulleted_list|O. Joseph|Mariamma Joseph}} | spouse = Sonia | children = 2 | website = | footnotes = | date = 26 May | year = 2026 | 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 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 has been representing the Kaduthuruthy constituency in the Kerala Legislative Assembly since 2006.
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 constituency 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 in M.A., LL.B. and served as a 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 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 a 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.<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}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Joseph, Mons}} 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 Category:Kerala MLAs 2026–2031