A position control device for driving one control target, using two drive shafts, has position control units provided to the respective drive shafts. Each position control unit includes a calculation unit for calculating a torque command value before compensation, a deflection vibration reduction torque compensator for calculating a deflection torque estimate and calculating a deflection vibration reduction torque compensation amount, based on the deflection torque estimate and a deflection vibration reduction compensation gain, and a compensator gain calculation unit for outputting, upon receipt of a tandem control command, to the deflection vibration reduction torque compensator, a signal for outputting the deflection vibration reduction torque compensation amount and calculating the deflection vibration reduction compensation gain, and the each of the position control units outputs a value obtained by adding the deflection vibration reduction torque compensation amount to the torque command value before compensation as the torque command value.