Novy Urengoy
In 1988 Natalya Komarova became a member of the Novy Urengoy City council. One of the only long-serving young women on the council of the regionally significant town, she was chosen by the Governor of Yamalo-Nenets, Yuri Neyolov, as his deputy. In that capacity, she headed the Regional Economic Council. During those years, Komarova also served as an educator and docent of the Yamalsky Oil and Gas Institute, a department within Tyumen State Oil and Gas University.