[4] Eugénio César Laborinho joined the Military Security Service of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola in Malanje during the Angolan War of Independence in 1975.
In 1983, Laborinho was elected a member of the People's Assembly (Assembleia Popular Provincial) of Bié Province for the MPLA and in 1984 attended the leadership course in Portugal.
During this time he attended a course for firefighters in Portugal in 1990, for fire maneuvers and combined units in 1994 and for supervisors in 1995 and executives at the School of the Ministry of Internal Administration (Escola do Ministério da Administração Interna).
He also completed a degree in psychology at the Higher Institute of Education (Instituto Superior de Ciências da Educação) of the Universidade Agostinho Neto (UAN) and graduated with a license (Licenciatura em Psicologia).
[5] On July 24, 2019, President João Lourenço appointed him to succeed Ângelo de Barros Veiga Tavares as Minister of the Interior in his cabinet.
[9] 2009 – a Diploma of Merit for the excellent services provided within the scope of the Union of Firefighters of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (Brazil) 2009 – Medal awarded for the 50th anniversary of the founding of the MPLA.