Abstract: The electrical connector has a basic body, at least one contact element inserted into the basic body, and a contact-ensuring slide. The slide is brought into engagement with the basic body and, when it is properly engaged, the contact element is ensured not to be displaced from its proper position in the basic body. The basic body and the contact-ensuring slide are formed with guide elements for specifically guiding the basic body and the contact-ensuring slide when the latter two are brought into engagement. Latching elements latch the basic body and the contact-ensuring slide. The guide elements and the latching elements of the electrical connector are spatially separated from one another.