Dennis Momotaro (born 26 October 1954 in

Majuro Majuro (; Marshallese: ' ) is the capital and largest city of the Marshall Islands. It is also a large coral atoll of 64 islands in the Pacific Ocean. It forms a legislative district of the Ratak (Sunrise) Chain of the Marshall Islands. The ato ...

) is a Marshallese businessman and government minister. He was assistant manager of the Momotaro Corporation from 1980 to 1991, and general manager from 1991 to 2007. By the late 1990s, his status in business in the Marshall Islands saw him elected to numerous organizations, including Board of Director for the National Telecommunication Authority in 1996–1997, Chairman to Fisheries Committee to the National Economic and Social Summit in 1997 and Board of Director to the Marshall Islands Development Authority from 1997 to 2003. He has had terms as Minister of Transportation and Communication. He was

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from 2012 to 2014. Since 2007, Momotaro has been an elected member of

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for the constituency of

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. Momotaro is a bachelor of arts from

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, Kansas City.

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