A lighting apparatus may include: a light source substrate, to the front side of which at least one semiconductor light source is fitted and the rear side of which is fitted to an electrically conductive carrier; wherein alongside the light source substrate at least two electrically conductive contact pins are led through the carrier and the contact pins are electrically connected to the at least one semiconductor light source; wherein the contact pins are in each case introduced into an electrically insulating sleeve and the respective sleeve is inserted into an associated cutout of the carrier.