A stator for a rotating electric machine, comprising: a stator core having a cylindrical shape; and a plurality of stator coils wound at the stator core, wherein: a plurality of slots passing through the stator core along an axial direction of the stator core and set side-by-side along a circumferential direction are formed at the stator core; the stator coils each extend within the slots along the axial direction and also include leader portions each led out from one of the two ends of the slot along the axial direction and extending along the circumferential direction so as to run astride a plurality of slots, set apart from one another with a predetermined circumferential pitch; the leader portions each include an inclining wire portion led out from one of the two ends of the slot along the axial direction with an inclination along a predetermined direction relative to the axial direction; a lead wire via which a connection with an external device is achieved is formed at the leader portion to constitute one end of each stator coil, and lead wires each belonging to one of the plurality of stator coils are all positioned so as to congregate in one area with leading ends thereof oriented in one direction; and the lead wires each include a turnback portion bended in axial direction so as to turn back from the inclining wire portion along the circumferential direction toward a direction running substantially opposite to the direction of the inclining wire portion and with an angle greater than 90° to the direction of the inclining wire portion; wherein the inclining wire portion is the part between the one of the two ends of the slot along the axial direction and the turnback portion. a stator core having a cylindrical shape; and a plurality of stator coils wound at the stator core, wherein: a plurality of slots passing through the stator core along an axial direction of the stator core and set side-by-side along a circumferential direction are formed at the stator core; the stator coils each extend within the slots along the axial direction and also include leader portions each led out from one of the two ends of the slot along the axial direction and extending along the circumferential direction so as to run astride a plurality of slots, set apart from one another with a predetermined circumferential pitch; the leader portions each include an inclining wire portion led out from one of the two ends of the slot along the axial direction with an inclination along a predetermined direction relative to the axial direction; a lead wire via which a connection with an external device is achieved is formed at the leader portion to constitute one end of each stator coil, and lead wires each belonging to one of the plurality of stator coils are all positioned so as to congregate in one area with leading ends thereof oriented in one direction; and the lead wires each include a turnback portion bended in axial direction so as to turn back from the inclining wire portion along the circumferential direction toward a direction running substantially opposite to the direction of the inclining wire portion and with an angle greater than 90° to the direction of the inclining wire portion; wherein the inclining wire portion is the part between the one of the two ends of the slot along the axial direction and the turnback portion.