Projector type vehicle headlamp

A projector type vehicle headlamp (1) includes a metal supporting member (3) that has an upper surface (11a) to which a circuit board (2a) to which a light-emitting device (2) is mounted is mounted; a projection lens (4); a reflector (5) that reflects light (B1) of the light-emitting device (2) toward the vicinity of a rearward focal point (S1) of the projection lens (4); a driving source (46); and a movable shade (44) configured to be arranged near the rearward focal point (Sl) of the projection lens (4), or removed from near the rearward focal point (S1), by the driving source (46). The driving source (46) is provided in front of the metal supporting member (3), and a cooling fan (30) that faces a lower surface (11b) of the metal supporting member (3) is provided below the metal supporting member (3).