Lisa Rajan
Lisa Rajan (born 1972) is a children's author and former politician. She has written 20 books in the Tara Binns and Dani Binns series published by Collins Publishing, a division of HarperCollins. Early life. Rajan lives in South London and studied at Imperial College. She has a BSc in Biotechnology and an MSc in Science Communication. She has worked in scientific research, scientific publishing, medical copywriting and was a writer for the New Scientist. She was previously an elected member on Southwark Council. Career. Politician. Between 2002 and 2016, Rajan was a Liberal Democrat councillor for Southwark  London Borough Council, representing the ward of Surrey Docks. At the 2002 local election, Rajan was elected as a Liberal Democrat councillor for Southwark London Borough Council, representing the ward of Surrey Docks. During her time on the council, she served as a cabinet member for Environment and Transport and then Children's Services and Education. On the 24th May 2021, Rajan was made a Honorary Alderwoman of Southwark recognising her service to the council. Author. In 2017 after having a daughter she realised most children's books had male lead characters so she decided to write stories where a  girl does the jobs normally associated with men. The Tara Binns and Dani Binns stories feature a different STEM career. Each book is produced in conjunction with real STEM professionals provided by the WISE Campaign. In 2020 they were a 3-star winner in the STEM category of the Teach Primary awards 2020.