Kuniko Tanioka (谷岡 郁子, Tanioka Kuniko, born 1954) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan,[needs update] a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).
A native of Osaka Prefecture, she graduated from the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada and gained a bachelor's degree in developmental biology.
She was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007.
She is president of Shigakkan University.
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