Manitoba's new lieutenant-governor said it’s time a woman was appointed to the job.

Janice Filmon is the second female vice-regal for the province, preceded by Pearl McGonigal, who held the office from 1981-1986.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Filmon to the post Monday. “I’m humbled. I’m honoured. I feel it a privilege, a real privilege and a real opportunity,” said Filmon on Wednesday.

Filmon said the past two days have been a whirlwind. She’s been so busy, Filmon hasn’t even had a chance to talk to two of her four children.

“So, this is about 48 hours later and here I am looking forward to serving the people of Manitoba."

Filmon talked to CTV standing in front of the Nellie McClung monument at the Manitoba legislature. As the previous founding chair of the Nellie McClung Foundation, Filmon said speaking there was important.

“(Nellie McClung) was the spokesperson who went across the country to get the vote for women,” said Filmon, who hopes she can also leave a lasting mark on the province.

“Women make up half the population of the world and we should have a voice at what goes on, and so for that reason, I’d like to think that maybe I could add my voice to some of the others.”

Filmon has been an active member of the community for decades, as chair of the CancerCare Manitoba Foundation, past president of the University of Manitoba Alumni Association and a motivational speaker.

She’s also been honoured for her public service on many occasions. Filmon became a member of the Order of Canada in 2013 and an officer of the Order of Manitoba in 2007.

No stranger to politics, Filmon is also the wife of former Manitoba Premier Gary Filmon.

She said it’s too soon to set a mandate or figure out how to keep costs down at the office, but said she’s willing to find out more.

“I need to learn about the costs first. I mean I think it’s one of those things you’re going to have people on both sides of it, no matter how you cut it. You’ve got a historic home here, one of the few provinces that still has a home for the lieutenant-governor who still uses it for the purpose for which it was built, and so maybe there’s a lot of people who don’t know some of the history and they need to learn that too,” said Filmon.

No date has been announced for when Filmon will take over for current Lt.-Gov. Philip Lee.

Filmon becomes the province’s 25th lieutenant-governor.