Tomas Joson III

Tomas N. Joson III
Tomas Joson's III portrait at the Nueva Ecija Provincial Capitol, Palayan City
Governor of Nueva Ecija
In office
June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2007
Preceded byEduardo Nonato Joson
Succeeded byAurelio Umali
In office
June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1995
Preceded byNarciso S. Nario Sr.
Succeeded byEduardo Nonato Joson
Personal details
Born
Tomas Noriel Joson

(1948-05-10)May 10, 1948
Santo Domingo, Nueva Ecija, Philippines
DiedJuly 23, 2020(2020-07-23) (aged 72)
Cabanatuan, Philippines
SpouseMary Ann Filart Joson
Children5
Alma materSan Beda College of Law
OccupationLawyer, Businessman, Politician

Tomas Noriel Joson III[1] (May 10, 1948 – July 23, 2020) was a Filipino politician. He served as a Governor of Nueva Ecija, Philippines for one term from 1992 to 1995, and was re-elected for another three terms from 1998 to 2007.

In 2019, Joson was found guilty of three counts of graft over donated vehicles to the towns of Quezon and Bongabon in 2007, and sentenced to between six and ten years' imprisonment for each count.[2]

In 2020, Joson was acquitted.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference JoY was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Ayalin, Adrian. "Ex-Ecija governor, mayors found guilty of graft over vehicle donations". ABS-CBN News.