ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS

There is provided a zoom lens including a first lens group having negative refractive power, a second lens group having positive refractive power, a third lens group having negative refractive power, and a fourth lens group having positive refractive power, the lens groups being arranged in order from an object side to an image side. The second lens group includes a front group having positive refractive power, and a rear group having positive refractive power, the front and rear groups being arranged in order from the object side to the image side. The front group includes a positive lens, a positive lens, a negative lens, and a positive lens, the lenses being arranged in order from the object side to the image side. The rear group includes at least one positive lens.