A charging member, comprising: a mandrel; an elastic layer formed on an outer periphery of the mandrel; and a surface layer formed on an outer periphery of the elastic layer, wherein the surface layer comprises at least one selected from hydroxylated fullerene and oxidized fullerene, and a binder; and wherein the binder comprises a polymer compound having a structural unit represented by the following general formula: in the formula, R 1 and R 2 each independently represents any one of the following general formulae to: in the formulae to: R 3 to R 7, R 10 to R 14, R 19, R 20, R 25, and R 26 each independently represent hydrogen, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, or an amino group; R 8, R 9, R 15 to R 18, R 23, R 24, and R 29 to R 32 each independently represent hydrogen or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R 21, R 22, R 27, and R 28 each independently represent hydrogen, an alkoxyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; n, m, l, q, s, and t each independently represent an integer of 1 or more to 8 or less; p and r each independently represent an integer of 4 or more to 12 or less; x and y each independently represent 0 or 1; and * and ** represent bonding positions with a silicon atom and an oxygen atom in the general formula, respectively; wherein the hydroxylated fullerene includes at least one selected from the following formulae and: C 60 m ·kH 2 O Formula C 70 n ·lH 2 O Formula in the formulae and: m and n each independently represents an integer of 5 or more to 44 or less; and k and I each independently represents an integer of 0 or more to 9 or less, and the oxidized fullerene includes at least one selected from the following formulae and: C 60 o Formula C 70 p Formula in the formulae and: o and p each independently represents an integer of 1 or more to 3 or less. a mandrel; an elastic layer formed on an outer periphery of the mandrel; and a surface layer formed on an outer periphery of the elastic layer, wherein the surface layer comprises at least one selected from hydroxylated fullerene and oxidized fullerene, and a binder; and wherein the binder comprises a polymer compound having a structural unit represented by the following general formula: the binder comprises a polymer compound having a structural unit represented by the following general formula: R 3 to R 7, R 10 to R 14, R 19, R 20, R 25, and R 26 each independently represent hydrogen, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, or an amino group; R 8, R 9, R 15 to R 18, R 23, R 24, and R 29 to R 32 each independently represent hydrogen or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R 21, R 22, R 27, and R 28 each independently represent hydrogen, an alkoxyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; n, m, l, q, s, and t each independently represent an integer of 1 or more to 8 or less; p and r each independently represent an integer of 4 or more to 12 or less; x and y each independently represent 0 or 1; and * and ** represent bonding positions with a silicon atom and an oxygen atom in the general formula, respectively;