Ole Kopreitan

[1] He was born in Stavanger as a son of Christian missionary Ole August Kopreitan (1885–1941) and clothing worker Anna Ottervig (1907–1999).

He later drifted away from partisan politics, mostly due to internal strife in the Socialist People's Party.

He instead joined the popular movement Folkebevegelsen mot EF, which worked, successfully, to prevent Norwegian membership in the European Communities.

For 30 years, Kopreitan led the anti-nuclear organization Nei til Atomvåpen (No to Nuclear Weapons).

Aside from managing organizational affairs in Nei til Atomvåpen, he was very well known for spreading leaflets and selling campaign buttons from a cart on Norway's main street, Karl Johans gate.