Tomas Joson III

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The Honorable
Tomas N. Joson III
Governor of Nueva Ecija
In office
June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2007
PresidentJoseph Estrada (1998-2001)
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (2001-2007)
Preceded byEduardo Nonato Joson
Succeeded byAurelio Umali
In office
June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1995
PresidentFidel V. Ramos
Preceded by
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 City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Spouse(s)Mary Ann Filart Joson
Children5
Alma materSan Beda College of Law
OccupationLawyer, Businessman, Politician

Tomas Noriel Joson III (May 10, 1948 – July 23, 2020) was a Filipino politician from the first district of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. He served as a Governor of Nueva Ecija 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.[1]

In 2020, former governor Joson was acquitted.[2]

Personal life and death[]

Joson married, businesswoman, Mary Ann Filart; the couple had five children.

Former governor Joson died on July 23, 2020 in Cabanatuan City at the age of 72.

References[]

  1. ^ Ayalin, Adrian. "Ex-Ecija governor, mayors found guilty of graft over vehicle donations". ABS-CBN News.
  2. ^ "Head of Ecija's most known pol clan, Tomas Joson III, dies at 72". Newsinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

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