A positive electrode for a secondary battery having excellent cycle performance is provided. The positive electrode for a secondary battery includes a positive electrode current collector layer, a base film, a positive electrode active material layer, and a cap layer; the base film contains titanium nitride; the positive electrode active material layer contains lithium cobalt oxide; and the cap layer contains titanium oxide. The use of titanium nitride for the base film can inhibit oxidation of the positive electrode current collector and diffusion of metal atoms while ensuring an adequate conductivity. The use of titanium oxide for the cap layer can inhibit a side reaction between the positive electrode active material layer and an electrolyte and collapse of a crystal structure of the electrode active material, improving the cycle performance.