A vehicle control apparatus for a vehicle that includes a brake mechanism (1400, 1500) that produces braking force through the actuation of a first actuator and a shift mechanism that changes the shift position of a transmission through the actuation of a second actuator (1200). The vehicle control apparatus includes: a controller (1000, 1300) that controls the electric power supplied to the first actuator and that controls the electric power supplied to the second actuator (1200); a first electric power supply unit (200) that supplies electric power to the controller; a second electric powersupply unit (204) that supplies electric power to the first actuator; and a third electric power supply unit (202) that supplies electric power to the second actuator (1200). An actuator control unitin the controller (1000, 1300) controls the electric power supplied to the second actuator from the second electric power supply unit (204) or from the third electric power supply unit (202) when thesecond actuator (1200) is not able to operate using the electric power supplied from the first electric power supply unit (200).