A charging connector comprising a connector body , a lock lever , an operation portion , a cooperation portion , a switch mechanism and a temporary maintenance mechanism , wherein: the lock lever is incorporated in the connector body ; the lock lever has a latch ; the latch is movable in an upper-lower direction between an engageable position and a released position via a predetermined position in accordance with an operation of the operation portion ; the cooperation portion is moved in the upper-lower direction in cooperation with a movement of the latch in the upper-lower direction; the switch mechanism is located at an initial position when the latch is located at the engageable position; the switch mechanism includes a switch body and a pressed portion ; the switch body takes an initial state when the switch mechanism is located at the initial position; the temporary maintenance mechanism temporarily maintains the switch mechanism at the initial position when the latch is located between the engageable position and the predetermined position; and when the latch is located between the predetermined position and the released position, the cooperation portion presses the pressed portion of the switch mechanism to move the switch mechanism from the initial position against the temporary maintenance mechanism and thereby changes a state of the switch body from the initial state to a released state; the switch mechanism is incorporated in the connector body so as to be movable in the upper-lower direction; the charging connector further comprises a sub-assembly ; the sub-assembly includes the lock lever , the operation portion , the cooperation portion , the switch mechanism and the temporary maintenance mechanism ; and the sub-assembly is incorporated in the connector body , wherein the temporary maintenance mechanism is a coil spring ; characterized in that one of opposite ends of the coil spring is attached to the switch mechanism , and a remaining one of the opposite ends of the coil spring is attached to the lock lever . the lock lever is incorporated in the connector body ; the lock lever has a latch ; the latch is movable in an upper-lower direction between an engageable position and a released position via a predetermined position in accordance with an operation of the operation portion ; the cooperation portion is moved in the upper-lower direction in cooperation with a movement of the latch in the upper-lower direction; the switch mechanism is located at an initial position when the latch is located at the engageable position; the switch mechanism includes a switch body and a pressed portion ; the switch body takes an initial state when the switch mechanism is located at the initial position; the temporary maintenance mechanism temporarily maintains the switch mechanism at the initial position when the latch is located between the engageable position and the predetermined position; and when the latch is located between the predetermined position and the released position, the cooperation portion presses the pressed portion of the switch mechanism to move the switch mechanism from the initial position against the temporary maintenance mechanism and thereby changes a state of the switch body from the initial state to a released state; the switch mechanism is incorporated in the connector body so as to be movable in the upper-lower direction; the charging connector further comprises a sub-assembly ; the sub-assembly includes the lock lever , the operation portion , the cooperation portion , the switch mechanism and the temporary maintenance mechanism ; and the sub-assembly is incorporated in the connector body , wherein the temporary maintenance mechanism is a coil spring ; characterized in that one of opposite ends of the coil spring is attached to the switch mechanism , and a remaining one of the opposite ends of the coil spring is attached to the lock lever . <EOS>