A doctor and senior Mormon who blames ungodly love for HIV, as well as a prominent campaigner against the Safe Schools program, have been elected to positions in the Victorian Liberal Party.



They are among at least five Mormons elected as party officers at last week’s state conference.

Marijke Rancie (far right) campaigning with fellow Liberals

Infectious diseases specialist Dr Ivan Stratov won a seat on the party’s powerful administrative committee as part of a ticket of ultra-conservatives and religious activists who are centred around 28-year-old Liberal factional whirlwind, Marcus Bastiaan.

Liberal elders believe Dr Stratov to be the first Mormon to hold a senior party position in Victoria.