The present invention relates to an electric shaver comprising a handle 2 and a shaver head 3 including at least one drivable cutter element 4, wherein said shaver head is connected to said handle by means of a support structure 30 providing for a swivel and/or tilting axis about which said shaver head may swivel or tilt relative to said handle, wherein said support structure includes a pair of link arms 31, 32 forming a four-joint linkage with each link arm having a head joint 31a, 32a connected to a shaver head part and a handle joint 31b, 32b connected to the handle or a base part connected thereto. Said pair of link arms may be arranged in a standing configuration with the head joints of the link arms connecting to the shaver head part being further away from the handle than the handle joints of the link arms connecting to the handle or base part.