Abstract: Provided is a switchgear which is capable of easily accomplishing an interruption task required in a high-voltage-purpose switchgear and which is short in the interruption time. The switchgear includes a pressure container 1 and 2 filled with an insulating medium, a plurality of contact point units 7 and 9, an insulation spacer 3 configured to divide the inside of the pressure containers 1 and 2 into the same number of internal spaces 101 and 102 as the number of the contact point units, and a spacer electrode 6 extending through the insulation spacer 3 and fixed to the insulation spacer 3. The contact point units 7 and 9 include contact points and an operating unit 29 for operating the contact points. The contact point units 7 and 9 are installed in the internal spaces 101 and 102, one in each space.