A switchgear, comprising: - a stationary contact; - a movable contact, which is configured to be shifted between a closed position where the movable contact is brought into contact with the stationary contact and an opened position where the movable contact is separated from the stationary contact; - a drive unit, which is configured to generate power for shifting the movable contact, the drive unit comprising: - a stator (41, 42); and - a movable element, which is configured to be shifted relative to the stator (41, 42); the switchgear further comprising: - a power transmission unit, which is configured to shift the movable contact through transmission of the power generated by the drive unit, and to press the movable contact against the stationary contact when the movable contact is located at the closed position, the power transmission unit comprising: - a drive unit-side spring bearing portion, which is configured to be shifted together with the movable element; - a contact-side spring bearing portion, which is provided so as to be opposed to the drive unit-side spring bearing portion, and is configured to be shifted together with the movable contact; and - a spring member, which is provided between the drive unit-side spring bearing portion and the contact-side spring bearing portion, and is configured to push the drive unit-side spring bearing portion and the contact-side spring bearing portion in directions in which the drive unit-side spring bearing portion and the contact-side spring bearing portion are separated from each other, the spring member comprising: - an outer spring; and - an inner spring, which is provided on an inner side of the outer spring, connected in parallel to the outer spring, and is arranged so as to be contracted by the same amount as the outer spring during a period in which the movable contact is shifted from a state of being located at the opened position to a state of being located at a terminal end of switch-on action, the power transmission unit further comprising: - a center shaft, which is fixed to the contact-side spring bearing portion and provided on an inner side of the inner spring, and has an outer diameter equal to an inner diameter of the inner spring; and - a limiting portion, which is provided to at least one of the drive unit-side spring bearing portion and the contact-side spring bearing portion, wherein the limiting portion has a plurality of protruding portions, said protruding portions protruding toward the opposing spring bearing portion and being arranged side by side in the circumferential direction of the center shaft and inside the outer spring so that movement of the outer spring in a radial direction of the outer spring is limited by the protruding portions. - a stationary contact; - a movable contact, which is configured to be shifted between a closed position where the movable contact is brought into contact with the stationary contact and an opened position where the movable contact is separated from the stationary contact; - a drive unit, which is configured to generate power for shifting the movable contact, - a stator (41, 42); and - a movable element, which is configured to be shifted relative to the stator (41, 42); - a power transmission unit, which is configured to shift the movable contact through transmission of the power generated by the drive unit, and to press the movable contact against the stationary contact when the movable contact is located at the closed position, - a drive unit-side spring bearing portion, which is configured to be shifted together with the movable element; - a contact-side spring bearing portion, which is provided so as to be opposed to the drive unit-side spring bearing portion, and is configured to be shifted together with the movable contact; and - a spring member, which is provided between the drive unit-side spring bearing portion and the contact-side spring bearing portion, and is configured to push the drive unit-side spring bearing portion and the contact-side spring bearing portion in directions in which the drive unit-side spring bearing portion and the contact-side spring bearing portion are separated from each other, - an outer spring; and - an inner spring, which is provided on an inner side of the outer spring, connected in parallel to the outer spring, and is arranged so as to be contracted by the same amount as the outer spring during a period in which the movable contact is shifted from a state of being located at the opened position to a state of being located at a terminal end of switch-on action, - a center shaft, which is fixed to the contact-side spring bearing portion and provided on an inner side of the inner spring, and has an outer diameter equal to an inner diameter of the inner spring; and - a limiting portion, which is provided to at least one of the drive unit-side spring bearing portion and the contact-side spring bearing portion, wherein the limiting portion has a plurality of protruding portions, said protruding portions protruding toward the opposing spring bearing portion and being arranged side by side in the circumferential direction of the center shaft and inside the outer spring so that movement of the outer spring in a radial direction of the outer spring is limited by the protruding portions.