Per Wendel, (28 January 1947 - 10 October 2005) was a Swedish journalist. He worked for the

Expressen ''Expressen'' (''The Express'') is one of two nationwide evening newspapers in Sweden, the other being '' Aftonbladet''. ''Expressen'' was founded in 1944; its symbol is a wasp and its slogans are "it stings" or "''Expressen'' to your rescue". ...

newspaper from 1973 until his death. Wendel was the main investigative journalist who told about the

Ebbe Carlsson affair The Ebbe Carlsson affair ( sv, Ebbe Carlsson-affären) was a major political scandal in Sweden occurring during mid-1988. The affair came to public knowledge on 1 June 1988, when the evening newspaper ''Expressen'' revealed that Ebbe Carlsson, a ...

, which forced the then justice-minister

Anna-Greta Leijon Anna-Greta Leijon (born Anna Margareta Maria Lejon, 30 June 1939) is a Swedish former social democratic politician. She held various ministerial posts one of which was the minister for justice although she does not have any degree in law. Early ...

to resign. After Wendels funeral after his death from

cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal bl ...

in 2005, Expressen started the

Per Wendel-pris The Per Wendel Award (''Per Wendel-priset'') is a Swedish award given to a journalist by the newspaper ''Expressen''. The award money sum is 75,000 (SEK). The award is given annually in the memory of Swedish journalist Per Wendel (1947-2005) who ...

an annual award for investigative journalists.

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