Anton Breitenhofer

Anton Breitenhofer (10 April 1912 in Reșița – 20 December 1989 in Bucharest) was a Danube Swabian (ethnic German) journalist, writer and politician in Romania. Breitenhofer spent his youth working as a locksmith in Reșița during twenty-two years. He became a member of the Communist Party of Romania during the initial phase of the Second World War. In 1968 he was included in the National Council of the Socialist Unity Front.

He became a member of the bureau of the Romanian Writers' Union in 1960. He formed part of its executive committee between 1962 and 1968. In his literary career, he wrote novels centered on working class characters in Reschitza.

In 1976 he was replaced by Ernst Breitenstein as editor-in-chief of Neuer Weg. He also resigned from his position in the Council of Working People of German Nationality. At the 13th Party Congress he was removed from the Central Committee. No official reasoning was provided for his retreat from public positions.