A gate drive apparatus including a gate drive unit configured to drive a gate of a switching device, a peak detection unit configured to detect that a voltage across main terminals applied between the main terminals of the switching device during a turn-off period of the switching device is at a peak, and a driving condition changing unit configured to increase a change speed of a gate voltage of the switching device caused by the gate drive unit, in response to a detection that the voltage across main terminals is at a peak.