Anton Breitenhofer (10 April 1912 in Reșița – 20 December 1989 in Bucharest) was a Swabian (ethnic German) journalist, writer and politician in Romania.
[1][2] Breitenhofer spent his youth working as a locksmith in Reșița during twenty-two years.
[3] He became a member of the Communist Party of Romania during the initial phase of the Second World War.
[1][3] He was the Vice Chairman of the Bureau of the Council of Working People of German Nationality between 1968 and 1978.
[3] In his literary career, he wrote novels centered on working class characters in Reschitza.