Must the legal representative of a limited liability company be a shareholder of the company?

Legal analysis: The legal representative of a limited liability company shall not be a shareholder of the company. The legal representative refers to the principal responsible person who exercises civil rights and performs civil obligations on behalf of a legal person according to law. China's laws implement a single legal representative system, and it is generally believed that the chief executive of a legal person is the only legal representative.

Legal basis: Article 13 of the Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the legal representative of the company shall be the chairman, executive director or manager as stipulated in 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.