ENGINE CONTROL APPARATUS

There is provided an engine control apparatus comprising: a vehicle speed detecting unit configured to detect own vehicle speed; an idle stop control unit configured to automatically stop an engine upon a stop condition being met, and restart the engine upon a restart conditions being met during or after completing the automatic engine stop operation, wherein the stop condition includes a condition of a vehicle speed being equal to or less than a first threshold value; a throttle control unit configured to perform a throttle opening increase control for increasing a target opening of throttle opening and keeping it during the automatic engine stop operation; and a determining unit configured to determine the predetermined target opening and the predetermined target period so that at least one of them is increased as the vehicle speed becomes greater.