By layering a
gas expansion layer, which has a first conductive layer comprising a specific conductive carbon material and a specific
high molecular weight polymer, on a catalyst layer in such a way that the catalyst layer and the first conductive layer are in contact and the
high molecular weight polymer in the first conductive layer is present with greater density at the surface in contact with the catalyst layer than at the surface not in contact with the catalyst layer, it is possible to provide a membrane-
electrode assembly having strong adhesion between the catalyst layer and
gas expansion layer. In addition, by further employing a
gas expansion layer, which has a second conductive layer comprising a specific conductive carbon material and a specific
high molecular weight polymer, on the first conductive layer and layering the gas expansion layer on the catalyst layer in such a way that the high molecular weight
polymer in the first conductive layer is present with greater density at the surface in contact with the catalyst layer than at the surface in contact with the second conductive layer and the high molecular weight
polymer in the second conductive layer is present with greater density at the surface in contact with the first conductive layer than at the surface not in contact with the first conductive layer, it is possible to provide a membrane-
electrode assembly for a fuel
cell that suppresses positional offset between the catalyst layer and a conductive
porous layer and between the conductive
porous layer and a conductive porous base material.