A rotor (4, 4A) for a rotary electric machine (1), the rotor being arranged to face a stator (3) and being roratably attached to a housing (2), the rotor includes a core body (41) formed by a plurality of core sheets (42) laminated in a direction of a rotational axis (C) of the rotor, first and second end plates (43,44,47) arranged at both end surfaces of the core body in a direction where the core sheets are laminated, and a fixing member (45) fixing the first and second end plates to the core body (41) to hold the core body by the first and second end plates, wherein at least one of the first and second end plates is formed by a plurality of composition members (43a, 43b, 44a, 44b, 47a, 47b) overlapping in a thickness direction of the first end plate and the second end plate.