Anton was a member of the Estonian Supreme Soviet from 1990 to 1992, as part of an initiative from Viljandi County, along with Ülle Aaskivi, Jaak Allik, and Jüri Rätsep.
His candidature was presented by the Holstre Department of Labor of the Paistu collective farm and received 7935 votes.
He voted on August 20, 1991 as one of the 69 members of the Supreme Council for restoration of the independence of the Republic of Estonia.
At the end of the parliamentary mandate, he began working in Tarvastu Forest District in 1992, where he retired in 2000.
Anton was a member of the Tarvastu Village Council and from 1993 to 1996, as well as being the municipality councilor.