A mutant microorganism having the ability to produce cadaverine wherein at least one gene selected from the group consisting of a speE gene encoding putrescine/cadaverine aminopropyl transferase, a speG gene encoding spermidine N-acetyltransferase, a ygjG gene encoding putrescine/cadaverine aminotransferase, a puuP gene encoding putrescine importer and a puuA gene encoding glutamate-putrescine/glutamate-cadaverine ligase, which are involved in the cadaverine degradation or utilization pathway, is inactivated or deleted, and wherein a native promoter of at least one gene selected from the group consisting of a dapA gene encoding dihydrodipicolinate synthase, a lysA gene encoding diaminopimelate decarboxylase, and a dapB gene encoding dihydrodipicolinate reductase is replaced with a strong promoter.