A drive device comprising: a main switching element connected to a main current path and including a higher potential side terminal, a lower potential side terminal, and a control terminal; a push-pull circuit including a higher potential side switching element and a lower potential side switching element , wherein an output terminal of the higher potential side switching element and an input terminal of the lower potential side switching element is electronically connected to the control terminal; a first resistance connected between the input terminal of the lower potential side switching element and the control terminal; a first capacitor parallelly connected to the first resistance ; and a second capacitor connected between a connection point of the first resistance and control terminal, and the higher potential side terminal, wherein the higher potential side switching element and the lower potential side switching element , through a parallel circuit including the first resistance and the first capacitor , are electrically connected in series, and the second capacitor is connected in parallel to a parasitic capacitance of the main switching element between the control terminal and the higher potential side terminal, wherein the drive device satisfies a following formula : C 1 C 2 > C a C b wherein C 1 denotes an electrostatic capacitance of the first capacitor , C 2 denotes an electrostatic capacitance of the second capacitor , C a denotes a parasitic capacitance of the main switching element between the control terminal and the lower potential side terminal, and C b denotes the parasitic capacitance of the main switching element between the control terminal and the higher potential side terminal. a main switching element connected to a main current path and including a higher potential side terminal, a lower potential side terminal, and a control terminal; a push-pull circuit including a higher potential side switching element and a lower potential side switching element , wherein an output terminal of the higher potential side switching element and an input terminal of the lower potential side switching element is electronically connected to the control terminal; a first resistance connected between the input terminal of the lower potential side switching element and the control terminal; a first capacitor parallelly connected to the first resistance ; and a second capacitor connected between a connection point of the first resistance and control terminal, and the higher potential side terminal, wherein the higher potential side switching element and the lower potential side switching element , through a parallel circuit including the first resistance and the first capacitor , are electrically connected in series, and the second capacitor is connected in parallel to a parasitic capacitance of the main switching element between the control terminal and the higher potential side terminal, wherein the drive device satisfies a following formula : C 1 C 2 > C a C b wherein C 1 denotes an electrostatic capacitance of the first capacitor , C 2 denotes an electrostatic capacitance of the second capacitor , C a denotes a parasitic capacitance of the main switching element between the control terminal and the lower potential side terminal, and C b denotes the parasitic capacitance of the main switching element between the control terminal and the higher potential side terminal. <EOS>