The legal representative of a company refers to the person in charge who exercises authority on behalf of the company in accordance with the existing laws or articles of association. The legal representative's external duty behavior is the company's behavior, and the consequences shall be borne by the company. Generally speaking, who is the legal representative of the company should be stipulated in the articles of association. However, in real life, some people think that the legal representative of a company can only be the chairman or general manager. Is this statement correct? 1. Who is the legal representative of the company?

Legal basis:

Article 13 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Company Law The legal representative of the company shall be the chairman, executive director or manager in accordance with the articles of association, and shall be registered according to law. Where the legal representative of the company changes, it shall go through the registration of change. The above provisions should be understood from the following aspects:

1. The legal representative of the company is stipulated in the articles of association, not directly stipulated by the law.

2. The legal representative of the company is elected by shareholders. The scope of selection can only be limited to the chairman, executive director or manager, and this scope cannot be expanded. After the shareholders are selected, it is clear in the articles of association whether the chairman, executive director or manager is the legal representative.

3. The legal representative must be registered according to law. Where the legal representative changes, the registration of change shall be handled. Let's see who is not suitable to be the legal representative of the company.

The legal representative whose business license has been revoked shall not be the legal representative of the company within three years; The company can no longer be the legal representative of the company within three years of bankruptcy liquidation; Those who owe huge debts cannot serve as the legal representative of the company; If he is wanted by the public security organ or is being punished for violating the criminal law, he cannot serve as the legal representative of the company; A person who has not completed the execution of a crime for more than three or five years cannot serve as the legal representative of the company. Alas, it's hard to limit being a legal representative! So how to elect the legal representative of the company? Who is the most suitable candidate?

In the company law, the legal representative of a company is elected by the company's "shareholders' meeting" or "board of directors", and is generally held by the company's chairman, general manager and executive director.