General partner is a legal term used to describe a person who joins with at least one other person to form a business. A general partner has responsibility for the actions of the business, can legally bind the business and is personally liable for all the business's debts and obligations.

In the commercial and legal parlance of most countries, a general partnership (the basic form of partnership under common law), refers to an association of persons or an unincorporated company with the following major features:

• Created by agreement, proof of existence and estoppel.
• Formed by two or more persons
• The owners are all personally liable for any legal actions and debts the company may face