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{{Short description|Indian activist and politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = M. C. Josephine 04.jpg

| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| spouse =
| residence =
| occupation =
| website =

| office = [[Chairperson]] of [[Kerala Women's Commission]]
| term_start = {{Start date|df=yes|2017|05|25}}
| term_end = {{End date|df=yes|2021|06|25}}
| predecessor =
| successor = [[P. Sathidevi]]

| known_for = Former Chairperson of Kerala Women's Commission
}}

'''M. C. Josephine''' is an Indian activist and politician. She served as the Chairperson of [[Kerala Women's Commission]] from 25 May 2017 to 25 June 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=M C Josephine resigns as women’s commission chairperson on CPM direction|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/m-c-josephine-resigns-as-women-s-commission-chairperson-on-cpm-direction-1.5778986|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ജോസഫൈന്‍ വനിതാ കമ്മിഷന്‍ അധ്യക്ഷപദവി ഒഴിഞ്ഞു; രാജി ചോദിച്ച് വാങ്ങി സിപിഎം|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2021/06/25/mc-josephine-will-resign-as-chairperson-of-kerala-women-commission.html|access-date=2021-06-25|website=ManoramaOnline|language=ml}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Domestic violence plaints on the rise: Kerala state women's commission chairperson|url=https://www.timesofindia.com/city/kochi/domestic-violence-plaints-on-the-rise-kerala-state-womens-commission-chairperson/articleshow/73630749.cms |work=The Times of India |date=26 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kerala Women's Commission adalat settles 26 complaints |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/nov/14/kerala-womens-commission-adalat-settles-26-complaints-2061366.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=14 November 2019}}</ref><ref name="Hindu2017May25">{{cite news|title=Josephine is women's panel chief|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/josephine-is-womens-panel-chief/article18579032.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=25 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="KWC">{{cite web|title=Present Commission|url=http://keralawomenscommission.gov.in/vanithaweb/en/|website=Kerala Women's Commission}}</ref> She is a central committee member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] and she was the candidate of CPI(M) for the [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]] from the former [[Mattancherry#Politics|Mattancherry constituency]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala 2006|url=http://myneta.info/ker2006/candidate.php?candidate_id=146|website=National Election Watch}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=എം. സി. ജോസഫൈന്‍ സംസ്താന വനിതാ കമ്മീഷന്‍ അദ്ധ്യക്ഷ CPIM|url=http://keralaonlinenews.com/Kerala/mc-josephine-state-women-commission-20950.html|publisher=Kerala Online News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Need for gender sensitisation in state police, says MC Josephine |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2020/feb/07/need-for-gender-sensitisation-in-state-police-says-mc-josephine-2100193.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=7 February 2020}}</ref>

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[[Category:Malayali politicians]]
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[[Category:Activists from Kerala]]
[[Category:Indian women activists]]
[[Category:Politicians from Kochi]]
[[Category:People from Mattancherry]]
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