A substrate supporting member includes: a plate-shaped ceramic body having a surface serving as a substrate supporting surface; a plate-shaped composite material body which is joined to a surface of the ceramic body opposite to the substrate supporting surface with a joint material interposed therebetween and the plate-shaped composite material body made of porous ceramic with pores filled with metal, the composite material body having a porosity of more than 0% and not more than 5%; and a metallic plate which is joined to a surface of the composite material body opposite to the surface joined to the ceramic body with a joint material interposed therebetween.