[1][3][4] After graduating from Leonidov Secondary School, she entered the Sakhalin State Pedagogical Institute, which she finished in 1986.
[4] In October 2000, Ivanova was elected as a member of the Sakhalin Oblast Duma of the third convocation, and in January 2002, she was the chairman of the standing commission on education, science, sports and youth affairs.
[4] As a member of parliament, she received a second higher education in law and a third in the specialty of state municipal administration.
[2][3] She was reelected to the regional parliament in October 2004, from the electoral bloc, "For a decent life and social justice.
[4] In October 2008, she was elected as a member of the Sakhalin Parliament for the third time, while she joined the United Russia party.