Electric motor and machine tool

An electric motor includes a stator having a tubular shape, a rotor rotatable around a rotary axis and having a rotary spindle, a first housing part disposed so as to partially house the rotary spindle, a second housing part disposed at the other end of the stator in the rotary axis direction, a third housing part at a side opposite to the first housing part in the rotary axis direction with respect to the second housing part, a plurality of ventilation parts formed so as to communicate with at least the stator, the second housing part, and the third housing part, and a plurality of fans for ventilating the plurality of ventilation parts, the plurality of fans being disposed in the third housing part on a plane perpendicular to the rotary axis so as not to overlap the rotary axis.