A LED lighting apparatus comprising: - a color temperature controller configured to receive a color temperature selection signal and output a first control signal and a second control signal; - an LED driver connected to a plurality of LED groups (LED1 - LED4) and configured to control driving current to be constant; and - an LED selection circuit comprising: - a first switch connected to a first node to which a rectified voltage is applied and receiving the first control signal, - a first LED group selectively connected to the first node by the first switch, - a second LED group connected in series with the first LED group, - a third LED group, - a fourth LED group connected in series with the third LED group, wherein color temperatures of the first LED group and the second LED group are substantially equal but different from a color temperature of third LED group, and the color temperature of the third LED group and a color temperature of the fourth LED group are substantially equal, characterized by a second switch for selectively connecting an output terminal of either the second LED group or the fourth LED group to a node of the LED driver by receiving the second control signal, and in that - the first switch is configured to selectively connect the first node to either the first LED group or the third LED group, - the third LED group is selectively connected to the first node by the first switch, wherein a node between the first LED group and the second LED group and a node between the third LED group and the fourth LED group are electrically connected to each other. - a color temperature controller configured to receive a color temperature selection signal and output a first control signal and a second control signal; - an LED driver connected to a plurality of LED groups (LED1 - LED4) and configured to control driving current to be constant; and - an LED selection circuit comprising: - a first switch connected to a first node to which a rectified voltage is applied and receiving the first control signal, - a first LED group selectively connected to the first node by the first switch, - a second LED group connected in series with the first LED group, - a third LED group, - a fourth LED group connected in series with the third LED group, wherein color temperatures of the first LED group and the second LED group are substantially equal but different from a color temperature of third LED group, and the color temperature of the third LED group and a color temperature of the fourth LED group are substantially equal, characterized by a second switch for selectively connecting an output terminal of either the second LED group or the fourth LED group to a node of the LED driver by receiving the second control signal, and in that - a first switch connected to a first node to which a rectified voltage is applied and receiving the first control signal, - a first LED group selectively connected to the first node by the first switch, - a second LED group connected in series with the first LED group, - a third LED group, - a fourth LED group connected in series with the third LED group, - the first switch is configured to selectively connect the first node to either the first LED group or the third LED group, - the third LED group is selectively connected to the first node by the first switch,