What is Tomas Joson III?
'''Tomas Noriel Joson III''' (May 10, 1948 – July 23, 2020) was a Filipino politician, businessman and lawyer. He was a [[Governor]] of [[Nueva Ecija]] for one term from 1992 to 1995, and was re-elected for another three terms from 1998 to 2007. Joson was born in [[Santo Domingo, Nueva Ecija|Santo Domingo]], [[Nueva Ecija]]. In 2019, Joson was found guilty of three counts of [[graft (politics)|graft]] and sentenced to between six and ten years' imprisonment for each count.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/05/19/ex-ecija-governor-mayors-found-guilty-of-graft-over-vehicle-donations|title=Ex-Ecija governor, mayors found guilty of graft over vehicle donations|first=Adrian|last=Ayalin|website=[[ABS-CBN News]]}}</ref> Joson was acquitted in 2020. Joson died on July 23, 2020 at the age of 72.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1311594/head-of-ecijas-most-known-pol-clan-tomas-joson-iii-dies-at-72|title=Head of Ecija’s most known pol clan, Tomas Joson III, dies at 72|publisher=Newsinfo|access-date=25 July 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Joson, Tomas III}} [[Category:1948 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Politicians from Central Luzon]] [[Category:Filipino businesspeople]] [[Category:Filipino lawyers]] [[Category:People from Nueva Ecija]] {{bio-stub}}