A control apparatus for controlling a die cushion mechanism including a servo-motor as a drive source and producing a force adapted to be applied to a slide in a press machine. The control apparatus includes a force commanding section for commanding a force to be produced by the die cushion mechanism; a force detecting section for detecting the force produced by the die cushion mechanism; a motor-speed detecting section for detecting an operating speed of the servo-motor; a slide-speed detecting section for detecting a moving speed of the slide; and a force controlling section for executing a force control on the servo-motor, based on a force command value commanded by the force commanding section, a force detected value detected by the force detecting section, a motor-speed detected value detected by the motor-speed detecting section and a slide-speed detected value detected by the slide-speed detecting section.