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Swedish journalist
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28 January 1947
Death:
10 October 2005
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Biography
Per Wendel, (28 January 1947 - 10 October 2005) was a Swedish journalist. He worked for the Expressen newspaper from 1973 until his death. Wendel was the main investigative journalist who told about theEbbe Carlsson affair, which forced the then justice-minister Anna-Greta Leijon to resign. After Wendels funeral after his death from cancer in 2005, Expressen started thePer Wendel-pris an annual award for investigative journalists.