An aromatic amine derivative represented by the following general formula (1-a): wherein L 1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms forming the aromatic ring, a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenylene group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene group having 5 to 60 atoms forming a ring; An and Ar 2 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a biphenylyl group, a terphenylyl group, an α-naphthyl group, a β-naphthyl group or a phenanthryl group; R 1 represents an unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms forming the aromatic ring; R 2 represents a hydrogen atom, an unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms forming the aromatic ring, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group having 6 to 50 atoms forming a ring, a substituted or unsubstituted arylthio group having 5 to 50 atoms forming a ring, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl group having 2 to 50 carbon atoms, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a hydroxyl group or a carboxyl group; with the proviso that neither Ar 1 nor Ar 2 contains a fluorene structure, and that the number of carbazole structures in the aromatic amine derivative represented by the general formula (1-a) is 1 or 2; or represented by the following general formula (1-b): wherein L 1, Ar 1, R 1 and R 2 in the general formula (1-b) are the same as those defined in the general formula (1-a) respectively; L 2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms forming the aromatic ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene group having 5 to 60 atoms forming a ring; Ar 3 and Ar 4 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a biphenylyl group, a terphenylyl group, an α-naphthyl group, a β-naphthyl group or a phenanthryl group; with the proviso that neither Ar 3 nor Ar 4 contains a fluorene structure; and that the number of carbazole structures in the aromatic amine derivative represented by the general formula (1-b) is 1 or 2; or represented by the following general formula (1-c): wherein L 1. R 1 and R 2 are the same as those defined in the general formula (1-a) respectively; L 2 and L 3 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms forming the aromatic ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene group having 5 to 60 atoms forming a ring; Ar 3 to Ar 6 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a biphenylyl group, a terphenylyl group, an α-naphthyl group, a β-naphthyl group or a phenanthryl group; with the proviso that none of Ar 3 to Ar 6 contains a fluorene structure and that the number of carbazole structures in the aromatic amine derivative represented by the general formula (1-c) is 1 or 2. wherein L 1, Ar 1, R 1 and R 2 in the general formula (1-b) are the same as those defined in the general formula (1-a) respectively; L 2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms forming the aromatic ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene group having 5 to 60 atoms forming a ring; Ar 3 and Ar 4 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a biphenylyl group, a terphenylyl group, an α-naphthyl group, a β-naphthyl group or a phenanthryl group; with the proviso that neither Ar 3 nor Ar 4 contains a fluorene structure; and that the number of carbazole structures in the aromatic amine derivative represented by the general formula (1-b) is 1 or 2; or represented by the following general formula (1-c): wherein L 1. R 1 and R 2 are the same as those defined in the general formula (1-a) respectively; L 2 and L 3 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms forming the aromatic ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene group having 5 to 60 atoms forming a ring; Ar 3 to Ar 6 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a biphenylyl group, a terphenylyl group, an α-naphthyl group, a β-naphthyl group or a phenanthryl group; with the proviso that none of Ar 3 to Ar 6 contains a fluorene structure and that the number of carbazole structures in the aromatic amine derivative represented by the general formula (1-c) is 1 or 2.