Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
Embassy of Romania, Ottawa
Table title:
Ambassadors
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Ambassador </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Title </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Career </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Appointment Date </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Presentation of credentials </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Termination of mission </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Tudorel Postolache </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > AE&P </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > June 1996 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > August 1997 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Gabriel Gafiţa </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > June 1998 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2002 </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Liviu Maior </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2002 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2005 </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Elena Ştefoi </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2005 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > December 13, 2005 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2012 </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
Who was the successor to Liviu Maior?
Answer:
The successor to Liviu Maior, who was the ambassador from 2002 to 2005, was Elena Ştefoi, who was the ambassador from 2005 to 2012.