Mons Joseph

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. He is the current cabinet Minister for water resources and housing for the state government of Kerala.

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. He had previously won the Kerala Legislative Assembly election from Kaduthuruthy constituency in 2021. In the 2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Mons Joseph secured a decisive victory from Kaduthuruthy after which he was sworn in as the Minister for Water Resources and Housing.

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.