A make break switchgear includes a first breaking lever receiving a torque in a counterclockwise direction, a second breaking lever connected through a linkage to the first breaking lever, and a making lever receiving a torque in a clockwise direction. These elements are supported by a main shaft and are rotatable. When a circuit is completely opened by the switchgear, a guide guiding a rotor on an arched surface is engaged with a first releasing latch. It is unnecessary to wait for engagement between the first releasing latch and the guide after the circuit is closed for opening the switchgear, and a subsequent opening can be immediately started. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the time from the closing of a make break contact to starting of the next opening.