An electric power steering apparatus comprising: a steering column that rotatably supports a steering shaft and that is swung around a tilting spindle during tilt adjustment; an electric motor that is supported by the steering column and that is used as a steering auxiliary; and a fixing bracket that supports the steering column through the tilting spindle; wherein the fixing bracket includes a pair of side plates (34, 35) facing each other with the steering shaft therebetween in a vehicle width direction and a connection member through which the pair of side plates (34, 35) are connected together, either one of the pair of side plates (34, 35) is provided with a first restraining portion that restrains the steering column from rotating in a first rotation direction around the tilting spindle, a remaining one of the pair of side plates (34, 35) is provided with a second restraining portion that restrains the steering column from rotating in a second rotation direction opposite to the first rotation direction, characterized in that the first restraining portion is a hook engagement portion that is capable of being hooked on from below and capable of being engaged with a first projection extending from the steering column, the second restraining portion is a contact portion that is capable of coming into contact from above with a second projection extending from the steering column, an inner surface of the side plate having the hook engagement portion is disposed near a side part of the electric motor, and with respect to the vehicle width direction, a distance between the side plate having the hook engagement portion and a central axis of the steering shaft is longer than a distance between the side plate having the contact portion and the central axis of the steering shaft. a steering column that rotatably supports a steering shaft and that is swung around a tilting spindle during tilt adjustment; an electric motor that is supported by the steering column and that is used as a steering auxiliary; and a fixing bracket that supports the steering column through the tilting spindle; wherein the fixing bracket includes a pair of side plates (34, 35) facing each other with the steering shaft therebetween in a vehicle width direction and a connection member through which the pair of side plates (34, 35) are connected together, either one of the pair of side plates (34, 35) is provided with a first restraining portion that restrains the steering column from rotating in a first rotation direction around the tilting spindle, a remaining one of the pair of side plates (34, 35) is provided with a second restraining portion that restrains the steering column from rotating in a second rotation direction opposite to the first rotation direction, characterized in that the first restraining portion is a hook engagement portion that is capable of being hooked on from below and capable of being engaged with a first projection extending from the steering column, the second restraining portion is a contact portion that is capable of coming into contact from above with a second projection extending from the steering column, an inner surface of the side plate having the hook engagement portion is disposed near a side part of the electric motor, and with respect to the vehicle width direction, a distance between the side plate having the hook engagement portion and a central axis of the steering shaft is longer than a distance between the side plate having the contact portion and the central axis of the steering shaft.