Monce Joseph, is an Indian politician, MLA

Member of the Legislative Assembly

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 and advocate, was the youngest minister

Minister (government)

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 in Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

's present Left Democratic Front

Left Democratic Front

Left Democratic Front is a coalition of left winged political parties in the state of Kerala, in India. This is one of the two major political coalitions in Kerala, each of which have been in power alternatively for the last two decades. LDF is the coalition that is presently in oppposition...

 (LDF) ministry in India

India

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. He belongs to Kerala Congress (J) party

Kerala Congress

The Kerala Congress is a recognized State political party in Kerala, India. The party was founded by K. M. George in October 1964 after a group of legislators decided to break from the Indian National Congress...

 led by P. J. Joseph

P. J. Joseph

P. J. Joseph is an Indian politician, the leader of the Kerala Congress party in Kerala, and an MLA, representing the Thodupuzha assembly constituency. Since 1990 his party has been part of the Left Democratic Front as an alliance. He has also held various ministerial positions with the Government...

, and represents Kaduthuruthy

Kaduthuruthy

Kaduthuruthy is a small town in Kottayam District, Kerala, South India.- Geography :Kaduturuthy is located at . It has an average elevation of...

 legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly

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 of Kerala. He had been the Minister for Public Works

Central Public Works Department

The Central Public Works Department of India is a central government owned authority that is in charge of public sector works in the country. Central Public Works Department under Ministry of Urban Development is entrusted with construction and maintenance of buildings for most of the Central...

 from 18 October 2007 till his resignation for his party chairman P. J. Joseph

P. J. Joseph

P. J. Joseph is an Indian politician, the leader of the Kerala Congress party in Kerala, and an MLA, representing the Thodupuzha assembly constituency. Since 1990 his party has been part of the Left Democratic Front as an alliance. He has also held various ministerial positions with the Government...

 to become the minister.

Early life

His parents are O. Joseph and Mariamma Joseph. He had born at Aappanchira in Kaduthuruthy

Kaduthuruthy

Kaduthuruthy is a small town in Kottayam District, Kerala, South India.- Geography :Kaduturuthy is located at . It has an average elevation of...

 on 30 May 1964 and graduated to M.A

Master of Arts (postgraduate)

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, LL.B, Advocate

Advocate

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 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

Baselius College

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, Kottayam

Kottayam

Kottayam is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative capital of the Kottayam district. Kottayam Kottayam (Malayalam: കോട്ടയം) is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative...

, President and General Secretary of Students Congress

Indian National Congress

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, President, Youth Front (J) State Committee and Kerala Congress

Kerala Congress

The Kerala Congress is a recognized State political party in Kerala, India. The party was founded by K. M. George in October 1964 after a group of legislators decided to break from the Indian National Congress...

 Kottayam District

Kottayam district

Kottayam is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala, India. The district has its headquarters at Kottayam town, located at 9.36° N and 76.17° E. According to the 1991 census, it is the first district to achieve highest literacy rate in the whole of India...

 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

Mahatma Gandhi University

Mahatma Gandhi University, also known as M G University, was established on 2 October 1983 in Kottayam. The University Grants Commission of India does not believe that the names of Indian universities should be unique, so another UGC-recognized government-run Mahatma Gandhi University was...

 senate. He also held many students’ agitations

Agitator

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