The electronic endoscope includes: an image pickup element that receives incident light a circuit board on which the image pickup element and a drive circuit component for the image pickup element are mounted a plurality of internal signal lines electrically connected to the circuit board an airtight structure including an airtight container and an airtight terminal through which a plurality of terminal pins penetrate, the airtight structure airtightly sealing therein the image pickup element, the circuit board, and the plurality of internal signal lines and a signal line cable including a plurality of signal lines, the signal line cable being placed outside of the airtight structure. The electronic endoscope further includes a pipe-shaped electrically conductive member that electrically connects each of the plurality of signal lines of the signal line cable and each of the plurality of terminal pins placed outside of the airtight structure.
