George Bukator

{{Short description|Canadian politician (1913–1987)}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = George Bukator

| image =

| caption =

| office1 = 19th Mayor of Niagara Falls

| term_start1 = 1973

| term_end1 = 1978

| predecessor1 = Franklin Miller

| successor1 = Wayne Thomson

| office2 = Ontario MPP

| term_start2 = 1959

| term_end2 = 1971

| predecessor2 = Arthur Jolley

| successor2 = John Clement

| constituency2 = Niagara Falls

| party = Liberal

| birth_date = {{birth date|1913|4|24}}

| birth_place = Lachine, Quebec, Canada

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1987|5|2|1913|4|24}}

| death_place = Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

| occupation = Businessman

| spouse = Bernice Scott

| children = 3

}}

George Bukator (April 24, 1913 – May 2, 1987) was a Canadian politician and Ontario political figure. He represented Niagara Falls in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1958 to 1971 as a Liberal member.{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CVhLAAAAMAAJ&q=%22BUKATOR,+George%22+1913&dq=%22BUKATOR,+George%22+1913 |title=The Canadian parliamentary guide |author1=Pierre G. Normandin |author2=A. Léopold Normandin |date=2007-10-03 |accessdate=2016-11-06}}

He served with the Niagara Parks Commission for six years. He was also reeve of Chippawa from 1949 to 1958 and warden for Welland County in 1951. Bukator was the nineteenth mayor of Niagara Falls from 1973 to 1978. He died in hospital at Niagara Falls.{{cite news |title=George Bukator dies |newspaper=Toronto Star |url=http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/data/4/2/200842-539613.pdf |date=May 2, 1987 |page=1}}

A park on the Welland River was named in his honour.