TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Component: The catalyst component of the first catalyst layer is platinum. The catalyst components of the second catalyst layer are platinum, and metal(s) from ruthenium, palladium, rhodium, nickel, or iron.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Component: The catalyst component of the first catalyst layer is platinum. The catalyst components of the second catalyst layer are platinum, and metal(s) from ruthenium, palladium, rhodium, nickel, or iron.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Component: The hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte is provided in pores of primary particles of the conductive carbon particles. The catalyst layer is composed of layers that are discontinuous in a thickness direction. It comprises a first catalyst layer in contact with the hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane, and second catalyst layer formed on the first catalyst layer. The chemically inactive base material is a porous sheet. It comprises laminated product having greater than or equal to 2 sheets with different gas permeability. Preferred Property: The pores of the agglomerate structure of the conductive carbon particles are 5-100 nm. The pores of the primary particles of the conductive carbon particles are 1-10 nm. The hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte has a molecular weight of 10000-500000, and main chain polymerization degree of 10-500. The catalyst particles are present as particles of 0.5-5 nm on surfaces of the carbon particles near a hydrogen ion conducting channel present inside a layer of the hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte. Preferred Process: The manufacture of electrode for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell further includes forming a first catalyst layer through applying an ink having first catalyst particles and hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte into a chemical inactive first base material, forming a second catalyst layer through applying an ink having second catalyst particles and hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte into a chemical inactive second base material, transferring the first catalyst layer to front and back sides of a hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane, and transferring the second catalyst layer to first catalyst layer(s) on the hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane. The chemically inactive base material is subjected to water repellent treatment.