Abstract: An optical pickup lens driving apparatus comprises an optical pickup lens, four supporting wires which movably support a movable member, a fixing member in which the four supporting wires are supported, driving means which controls movement of the optical pickup lens by action of electromagnetic force, and a balance shaft in which one end of the balance shaft is connected to the movable member and a balance weight is provided at the other end, and a balancing middle portion of the balance shaft is oscillatably journaled in the fixing member. The optical pickup lens driving apparatus has a simple structure and improves performance of reading information or recording information.