An object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing a fluorinated methyl-benzyl alcohol, which process is industrially applicable. A process for producing a fluorinated methyl-benzyl alcohol according to the present invention includes hydrogenolysis of one hydroxyl group in fluorinated benzene dimethanol. The hydrogenolysis can be carried out in a solvent in the presence of a catalyst. The catalyst can include at least one metal selected from cobalt, iron, copper, nickel, platinum, palladium, and rhenium, and the hydrogenolysis can be carried out using hydrogen.